Teaser Tuesday

CMash October 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read

*Open to a random page

*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

“I didn’t give you permission to spy on my past, Ken,” she said bitterly. “It was none of your business. It was no one’s business. Why did you have to pry into my life?

page 99

Guest Author

Guest Author Diana Palmer

CMash October 4, 2011 1 Comment

Back in August I received an email, and it was a good thing that I was sitting down, because I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Jaime from Planned Television Arts had contacted me to ask if I would like to host today’s guest? Would I? You bet I would and I fired off an email right away!!! So it is my honor and pleasure to have as my guest today, the famous, renowned and multi New York Times Best Selling author, Ms. Diana Palmer!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Diana Palmer is renowned as one of North America’s top ten romance writers. When she published her first novel in 1979, fans immediately fell in love with her sensual, charming romances. She has devoted herself to a life filled with romance and penning the page-turners her readers find so hard to put down ever since. A die-hard romantic who married her husband five days after they met, Diana says that she wrote her first book at age thirteen—and has been hooked ever since. Palmer currently lives in northeast Georgia with her husband.

You can visit Ms. Palmer at her website here.

GUEST POST

When I started writing my 2011 hardcover, MERCILESS, from HQN Books, I didn’t plan to write another murder mystery. In fact, the murder in this book was supposedly solved in last year’s hardcover, DANGEROUS. The family of McKuen Kilraven, who worked for a federal agency as an undercover officer, was murdered seven years earlier. In DANGEROUS, the killer was unmasked and the case solved. Or so I thought.

In this book, which features Kilraven’s half-brother, Jon Blackhawk, another person involved in the murder stood up in the middle of my book and said, “Here I am, I did it!”

Don’t get the nets. This happens to authors. Well, it happens to me. I had this character, Cash Grier, who turned up as a cyber detective for San Antonio PD some years ago. He refused to leave, so he became the subject of one of my best-selling hardcovers, RENEGADE. He still turns up in books today because I can’t get rid of him.

Same thing happens, a lot, with other characters. That’s how I ended up with a murderer I didn’t know I had. And this caused

problems. I had planned a straightforward romance, just a romance, with a secret that Jon’s sharp-tongued administrative assistant was keeping from him to add spice to the mix. She had his vicious mother tongue-tied, and often caused Jon to throw books at the door she’d just left. She was a character I had loved for a long time, and this was going to be her book, her story.

Then the murderer took over the action and I had a problem. But when I started looking deeper, I realized that I hadn’t actually resolved the entire case. There were loose strings. Just enough of them to justify an additional shooter. Then things got very interesting and I started forgetting to cook supper for James. God bless him, my husband has the patience of a polar bear waiting for a seal to show up. If you watch nature specials, you know what I mean. Anyway, he went out and got wonderful food for us, although I confess I was working too hard to taste much of it.

Finally, weeks later, I had a murder mystery, all the loose ends were tied up, and Jon and Joceline had some lovely encounters and discovered a secret that drew them even closer. The murderer

got justice, Jon’s mother underwent a conversion of attitudes, and I had a book that I was very proud of.

I love policemen, of all shapes and sizes and sorts and sexes and whatever. I love people in law enforcement, period. So this is why I write so many books that deal with crime solving. I knew a detective once who tracked down a vandal with nothing but a piece of eggshell. That sort of thing amazes me. All the new technologies that are used in crime scenes are equally amazing to me. I guess curiosity is what keeps me going in the romantic suspense field. That, and watching the movie “CHARADE” with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn about a million times back in the 60s.

I hope you like MERCILESS. I am getting older and I make more mistakes than I used to, but I hope I never have to stop writing. I have the best family on earth. I also have the best readers in civilized space, and I love every one of them. Whatever success I have achieved, my readers have made possible, and I never lose sight of that fact. Thanks, all of you, for making Diana Palmer possible.

ABOUT THE BOOK

SYNOPSIS:

Merciless tells the captivating story of a young woman trying to convince a man to let down his defenses while he’s set on guarding his heart.

Not only is FBI agent Jon Blackhawk tall, dark, and handsome, but he is eligible – and that’s all that matters to the women of Jacobsville. But if it were up to him, he would never settle down. Luckily, Jon has the best gatekeeper: his assistant, Joceline Perry. Without her help, he’d be at the mercy of husband hunters. The more he comes to rely on her, the more he notices how invaluable she really is.

THANKS TO JAIME AND PLANNED TELEVISION ARTS,

I HAVE TWO (2) COPIES OF THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO

THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE

DISCLAIMER

I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me,

in exchange for my honest review.

No items that I receive

are ever sold…they are kept by me,

or given to family and/or friends.

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "MERCILESS" ENDED

CMash October 4, 2011 59 Comments

OCTOBER 4th to OCTOBER 18th, 2011

MERCILESS

by DIANA PALMER

SYNOPSIS:

Merciless tells the captivating story of a young woman trying to convince a man to let down his defenses while he’s set on guarding his heart.

Not only is FBI agent Jon Blackhawk tall, dark, and handsome, but he is eligible – and that’s all that matters to the women of Jacobsville. But if it were up to him, he would never settle down. Luckily, Jon has the best gatekeeper: his assistant, Joceline Perry. Without her help, he’d be at the mercy of husband hunters. The more he comes to rely on her, the more he notices how invaluable she really is.

THANKS TO JAIME AND THE FANTASTIC
PEOPLE AT PLANNED TELEVISION ARTS

I HAVE TWO ( 2 ) COPIES OF THIS
ROMANTIC NOVEL TO GIVE AWAY.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.

*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*
AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN
*LEAVE COMMENT: HAVE YOU READ ANY OTHER
BOOKS BY DIANA PALMER? IF YES, WHICH ONE(S)?*

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS
BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE).

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES.

*U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*
*NO P.O. BOXES*
**HONOR SYSTEM**
ONE WINNING BOOK PER HOUSEHOLD
PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE
WON THIS BOOK FROM ANOTHER
SITE, SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY
HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN
AND READ THIS BOOK.
THANK YOU.

*GIVEAWAY ENDS OCTOBER 18th AT 6PM EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG AND NOTIFIED
VIA EMAIL AND WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND
OR ANOTHER NAME WILL BE CHOSEN

DISCLAIMER / RULES

Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher,
the giveaway on behalf of the
above. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in
exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are
ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.

I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped
from agents. I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries
if rules of giveaway are not followed

Teaser Tuesday

CMash October 4, 2011 6 Comments

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read

*Open to a random page

*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

“I didn’t give you permission to spy on my past, Ken,” she said bitterly. “It was none of your business. It was no one’s business. Why did you have to pry into my life?

page 99

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "A LAWMAN’S CHRISTMAS" ENDED

CMash October 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

OCTOBER 3rd to OCTOBER 17th, 2011

A LAWMAN’S CHRISTMAS

by LINDA LAEL MILLER

SYNOPSIS (borrowed from author’s website):

The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman…and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options. Yet she won’t give up her two young daughters, refuses to join the fallen women of the Bitter Gulch Saloon and can’t fathom condemning herself to another loveless marriage. Unfortunately she must decide—soon—because there’s a new marshal in town, and she’s living under his roof.

With the heart of a cowboy, Clay McKettrick plans to start a ranch and finally settle down. He isn’t interested in uprooting Dara Rose and her children, but he is interested in giving her protection, friendship—and passion. And when they say “I do” to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman’s Christmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife…

THANKS TO LINDSAY AND THE WONDERFUL

PEOPLE FROM MEDIA MUSCLE

I HAVE TWO (2) COPIES OF THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.

*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN

*LEAVE COMMENT: COULD OR WOULD YOU

EVER ENTER INTO A LOVELESS MARRIAGE?*

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS

BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE).

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES.

*U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

**HONOR SYSTEM**

ONE WINNING BOOK PER HOUSEHOLD

PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE

WON THIS BOOK FROM ANOTHER

SITE, SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY

HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN

AND READ THIS BOOK.

THANK YOU.

*GIVEAWAY ENDS OCTOBER 17th AT 6PM EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG AND NOTIFIED

VIA EMAIL AND WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND

OR ANOTHER NAME WILL BE CHOSEN

DISCLAIMER / RULES

Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher,

agent and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the

above. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in

exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are

ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.

I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped

from agents. I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries

if rules of giveaway are not followed

Monday Memes

CMash October 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

I’m baaaack!!. It has been quite some time since I have participated in memes, those daily fun interactions which was one of the reasons I went “public” with my blog. I look forward to visiting you and hopefully have visitors stop by. So I just want to say Hi !!! I have missed all of you and am slowly catching up and getting back to my normal daily routine.

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

This week’s question:

What are you most excited about reading, right now? (can be a book you’re currently enjoying, or a book that’s yet to be published, etc.)

My answer:

Where do I begin to answer this question? I am about to start reading Anything by Michael Baron. I have read his previous novels Spinning, Crossing The Bridge and The Journey Home, and have enjoyed all of them. He is now one of the authors, the writers that you put into a different category, the ones that you anxiously await for the net book to be published. I received the book through The Story Plant Publishing as they are starting a new program entitled Spread The Word Initiative.

To be honest, once I am caught up with paper work and tying up loose ends with personal issues, I am looking forward to being able to READ!! To sit, with my cup of coffee and read. To be able to read and enjoy reading. Over the past 6 months or more, I have read some books but not like I used to. Not where I was totally focused. I read because I had to. So to answer the question, I am excited about reading, reading for pleasure, for enjoyment!!!

October is being hosted by Serena from Savvy Verse & Wit

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now on tour.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”

First I would like to thank Serena for hosting Mailbox Monday this month, one of my favorite memes, even though it is causing us to have to go out and buy another bookcase lol.
I have a few weeks of books to share with you since I haven’t participated in Mailbox Monday in a while. These are the books I have received since September 12th.

The Story Plant The Hachette Book Group

Meryl L. Moss Media

Won–Signed copy The Book Trib WOW Tours

The Cadence Group

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE "A LAWMAN’S CHRISTMAS" ENDED

CMash October 3, 2011 69 Comments

OCTOBER 3rd to OCTOBER 17th, 2011

A LAWMAN’S CHRISTMAS

by LINDA LAEL MILLER

SYNOPSIS (borrowed from author’s website):

The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman…and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options. Yet she won’t give up her two young daughters, refuses to join the fallen women of the Bitter Gulch Saloon and can’t fathom condemning herself to another loveless marriage. Unfortunately she must decide—soon—because there’s a new marshal in town, and she’s living under his roof.

With the heart of a cowboy, Clay McKettrick plans to start a ranch and finally settle down. He isn’t interested in uprooting Dara Rose and her children, but he is interested in giving her protection, friendship—and passion. And when they say “I do” to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman’s Christmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife…

THANKS TO LINDSAY AND THE WONDERFUL

PEOPLE FROM MEDIA MUSCLE

I HAVE TWO (2) COPIES OF THIS BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.

*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN

*LEAVE COMMENT: COULD OR WOULD YOU

EVER ENTER INTO A LOVELESS MARRIAGE?*

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS

BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE).

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES.

*U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

**HONOR SYSTEM**

ONE WINNING BOOK PER HOUSEHOLD

PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE

WON THIS BOOK FROM ANOTHER

SITE, SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE MAY

HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN

AND READ THIS BOOK.

THANK YOU.

*GIVEAWAY ENDS OCTOBER 17th AT 6PM EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG AND NOTIFIED

VIA EMAIL AND WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND

OR ANOTHER NAME WILL BE CHOSEN

DISCLAIMER / RULES

Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher,

agent and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the

above. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in

exchange for my honest review. No items that I receive are

ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.

I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped

from agents. I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries

if rules of giveaway are not followed

Monday Memes

CMash October 3, 2011 15 Comments

I’m baaaack!!. It has been quite some time since I have participated in memes, those daily fun interactions which was one of the reasons I went “public” with my blog. I look forward to visiting you and hopefully have visitors stop by. So I just want to say Hi !!! I have missed all of you and am slowly catching up and getting back to my normal daily routine.

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

This week’s question:

What are you most excited about reading, right now? (can be a book you’re currently enjoying, or a book that’s yet to be published, etc.)

My answer:

Where do I begin to answer this question? I am about to start reading Anything by Michael Baron. I have read his previous novels Spinning, Crossing The Bridge and The Journey Home, and have enjoyed all of them. He is now one of the authors, the writers that you put into a different category, the ones that you anxiously await for the net book to be published. I received the book through The Story Plant Publishing as they are starting a new program entitled Spread The Word Initiative.

To be honest, once I am caught up with paper work and tying up loose ends with personal issues, I am looking forward to being able to READ!! To sit, with my cup of coffee and read. To be able to read and enjoy reading. Over the past 6 months or more, I have read some books but not like I used to. Not where I was totally focused. I read because I had to. So to answer the question, I am excited about reading, reading for pleasure, for enjoyment!!!

October is being hosted by Serena from Savvy Verse & Wit

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now on tour.

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”

First I would like to thank Serena for hosting Mailbox Monday this month, one of my favorite memes, even though it is causing us to have to go out and buy another bookcase lol.
I have a few weeks of books to share with you since I haven’t participated in Mailbox Monday in a while. These are the books I have received since September 12th.

The Story Plant The Hachette Book Group

Meryl L. Moss Media

Won–Signed copy The Book Trib WOW Tours

The Cadence Group