Author Nikka Michaels! STEAMY INTERVIEW!

Meet Author Nikka Michaels!

Tonya:  Readers love to know more about their authors. Tell us a bit about yourself.

Nikka: Hi Tonya, I’m honored to be here today and thanks for having me. I’m a writer, a reader and a Seahawks fan that lives in Portlandia. I love to cook, am a huge music fan and chocolate addict.

Tonya:  Some of us have things we do to get into the writing frame of mind like music, or drinks. Do you have anything special you do to get into the writing mood?

Nikka:  Music, reading, watching the news and talking to friends all gets me into the writing mood. I also tend to drink way too much Coke while writing, much to the dismay of my dentist.

Tonya:  Where do you keep story ideas? Where do they come from?

Nikka:  I keep story ideas in my ever-expanding “plot bunneh” file in my computer. They come from everything: conversations with friends, songs, TV shows, the news, books I’m reading, from everywhere.

Tonya:  Are you a daytime writer, nighttime writer, and do you have to be alone to write?

Nikka:  Both. It depends on what I’m writing, really. If it’s sexy times, then alone is necessary.

Tonya:  What advice would you give to new authors?

Nikka:  Be patient. Writing is 100% hurry up and wait.

Tonya:  Do you write better when you first have an idea of what your characters look like or do you write, and then add character looks?

Nikka:  It depends on the story. Some I’ve began without having a character’s appearance in mind, some I’ve started with their personality first, then added their looks.

Tonya:  What attracts you most about men?

Nikka:  Sense of humor. If you can’t make me laugh, I’m not going to be attracted.

Tonya:  We’re dying to hear about your latest book. What can you tell us without spoiling the storyline?

Nikka:  My latest book is co-written with Eileen Griffin and entitled In the Raw, coming October 6, 2014 from Carina Press:

James Lassiter has had a crush on fellow culinary student Ethan Martin for three years, but has never had the guts to make a move. Putting himself out there is hard, especially when under the thumb–and wallet–of his overbearing parents. Now that bad boy chef Ethan–who is always vying with Jamie for best in class–is struggling with the pastry course, Jamie suddenly has a reason to reach out.

Ethan doesn’t mean to be an ass–okay, so mostly he does–but even though he’s secretly hot for Jamie, he sure as hell doesn’t want help with pastry. Ever since his dad walked out, Ethan has been the one to hold things together and he’s done fine on his own. Except that he can’t get his cake to rise.

Jamie could be the answer to what Ethan’s been missing his whole life–someone to depend on. But with the two competing for the same scholarship, things suddenly get too hot to handle. And if Jamie finds the strength to go for what he wants, he isn’t about to settle for what he needs.

Tonya:  Where can our readers find you and your books?

 Nikka:  You can find my books and I at http://www.nikkamichaels.com

Tonya:  Is there anything else you want to tell our readers?

 Nikka:  Thanks for having me here today. It was a pleasure.

Tonya:  What is your favorite nighttime snack?

Nikka: Probably popcorn and an extra large glass of Coke with ice.

Tonya:  Do you like toppings on your ice cream?

Nikka: Lots of them! My favorite is hot fudge.

Tonya:  What’s your favorite meal - Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc?

Nikka:  All of the above!  No, my favorite meal is a well-made cheeseburger and hand cut fries. Best thing ever.

Bio: 

Nikka Michaels lives in the Pacific Northwest where she spends her time cooking up romantic tales to satisfy her craving for HEAs with heat. A voracious reader, novice knitter and music lover she’s been known to multitask without breaking a sweat. She loves to read and write M/M romance but believes everyone deserves a love story. She currently has several releases out including, Chasing Matt, a M/M novella co-authored with Eileen Griffin, Christmas with Caden, a M/F romance novella from Cobblestone Press, “Waking up Wolf”, a M/M shifter romance in Evernight Publishing’s Alpha’s Claim: Manlove Edition anthology, and the MM series which includes, Mile High Service, Room Service and Lip Service from Cobblestone Press’ Blue line. She also has a short story, “His Assistant” in Evernight Publishing’s best selling Executive Assistant: Manlove Edition anthology. In the Raw and In the Fire, MM foodie romances also co-written with Eileen Griffin are forthcoming from Carina Press on October 6^th and November 3^rd.

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Erotic Fantasies Blog Hop II

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Cassi tipped her head to the side when Gabe’s arm encircled her waist from behind and she breathed in his cologne. Warm lips touched her neck and then his tongue slowly made circles on her skin, moving lower. A spark of passion tightened her inner muscles as she thought about his thickness entering her, slowly, deeply, touching her inner walls.

“Gabe...” A moan slipped out. Cassi stood still, not wanting to move against his sore arm still in a sling. He seemed to want to make up for lost time as bad as she did.

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Paige Matthews delivers with her latest! -

Secrets Can Destroy. Can they overcome theirs?

Faith Maguire has spent the last six years traveling the world running from her past and the secret she hides. After finding her fiancée cheating on her in Milan, Faith heads home to Fuquay Varina, NC. Faith plans to lick her wounds and take some time off until she is offered a position documenting the upcoming tour for Double Cross.

Gabe Cross has spent the last six years trying to forget the girl that broke his heart. As Gabe prepares for another three months on tour, he’s ready to do whatever he needs to do to keep the hurt and pain buried in women and booze. The plan was concrete until she shows up on tour.

Faced to confront the hurt and pain six years forgot-Gabe and Faith must learn how to move on from their pasts in order to have a future, but will their secrets prevent them from having their second chance


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Caitlyn O'leary's Great Interview!

CAITLYN O'LEARY GIVES US ANSWERS! 

DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A WRITER?

The idea of being an author has always been a something too out of reach. I focused on climbing the corporate ladder instead. When I got this job doing project management where I could telecommute….Well, why not take that time I would normally be in the car and see if I had what it takes to actually be a writer. After all, reading 500 books a year costs quite a pretty penny!!! LOL

TRUST ME - Lacey Black's excerpt is H O T

Synopsis

Rivers Edge Series – Book 1

After all of the devastating betrayals by the one she loved, Twenty-two year old Avery Stevens has spent three years raising her daughter alone, with her family and best friend as a support system, never leaving her small hometown of Rivers Edge, Missouri. Though Rivers Edge holds the pain of her past, it also holds the one person she wants but can’t have – her brother’s best friend, Maddox Jackson. When she learns the attraction might not be one-sided, will Avery be able to trust Maddox with the one thing she’s held onto tightly for the past few years?

Police officer Maddox Jackson is a ladies’ man with one foot out the door. Never planning to settle down, Maddox fights the attraction he feels for his best friend’s little sister, Avery. But can he continue to fight it when his body and his heart are leading him to the one woman he shouldn’t want?

When secrets are finally exposed, can Avery and Maddox trust each other enough to overcome the past, handle the present, and preserve their future? Can Avery trust Maddox with her heart? Will Maddox be able to convince Avery to take the chance?

**This book is intended for an audience of 18 or older due to graphic sex scenes and language.

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Elodie Parkes stops by with Love at First SIGH!

 

 

 

LOVE AT FIRST SIGH

Good stuff from Elodie Parkes!

 

The first thing people ask me concerning this release is about the title. They say ‘is that a typo, shouldn’t it be Love at First Sight?’ No, it’s not a typo (smiles). This book is a duo of red-hot contemporary romance stories, Pina Colada and Handy Hubby Hire. The stories feature a love at first sight thread, but initially it’s huge physical attraction to each other when the couples meet. They sigh with lust and then the romance develops.

Handy Hubby Hire

Tired of the maintenance jobs mounting up in her house, Sara hires a handyman. She never dreams someone like Griffen Fox will show up to fix the faucets and back yard gate. Sparks fly, but will they lose their heart to each other?

Pina Colada

When Emma takes a long weekend vacation in a warm beach resort, she meets the very handsome Matt Tyler. They spend an idyllic few days together. Will this only be a holiday romance?

 

HOT WEREWOLVES!! M. J. O'Shea Delivers!

  

" Jonah, the Appletons are getting here today. You didn’t make any plans for after dinner did you?” Jonah looked up from where he’d been working on his chemistry homework to see his dad looming in his bedroom doorway.


“You told me not to,” he muttered.


“Why have you been so resistant on this, son? It’s not like you.” Bryce Spellman came over and sat on Jonah’s bed. His dad was big, way bigger than him, broad-shouldered and thick-chested. He was what a pack alpha should be. Jonah was tall too, but he was rangy and thin. Soft. He’d already been having trouble at school with some kids who thought he was too soft to be what he was—the future pack alpha. Sometimes Jonah agreed with them.


“It’s just Warren and his crew, Dad. I told you I can handle them, and I have been, but I just don’t need another pack alpha’s son to add to the mix. It’s more trouble than I have the energy to deal with.”

“Max is a beta. He’s also your age, not Warren’s.” His dad clapped a hand on his shoulder. He wasn’t trying to be rough, but Jonah flinched a little. He felt like he was always wound super tight. “Do you want me to have a chat with Derek?” his dad asked.


The last thing Jonah needed was to drag Warren Lopez’s dad in on it. Derek Lopez was a great guy, and he’d probably try to make things better, but nobody would ever let Jonah forget it if he didn’t fight his own battles.


“Please don’t, Dad. That’s not gonna help, and you know it. So, Max… he’d be mine?” Jonah got an eyebrow raise for that. “You know what I mean. He’d be in my pack?”


The bigger packs always subdivided a bit. Alpha wolves who weren’t pack leaders formed their own little subpacks, especially the teens and younger adults. His crew still had to follow Jonah’s dad, of course, but they listened to Jonah as well. Warren had his own crew, and they didn’t listen to Jonah at all. Half the time, they sneered at Bryce too. At least his troubles with Warren were isolated. Most of the younger alpha wolves didn’t give Jonah any grief. They knew he was next in line for pack alpha, and nobody wanted to anger Bryce Spellman. Warren and his crew still needed to learn that lesson.


“Yeah, Max’ll be one of yours. I think it’ll be good for you two to bond a little over the long weekend. That way, Tuesday morning, the others won’t be so resistant to a new wolf.”


Like Jonah needed something else to make his life harder. The addition of a new guy, one who ran away from his own alpha father wasn’t exactly a social plus. He’d make it work, anyway. That’s what alphas did, right?


“Just give him a chance, son. Max hasn’t had it easy, and he’s a good kid just like you.”


Jonah thought of how long Max had been being regularly beaten. His dad had told him it was since it had become clear a year or so ago that he wasn’t ever going to turn into an alpha wolf. He couldn’t imagine his father being ashamed of him like that for something he was born with. It had to be bad for them to leave their pack and move. Nobody took that step lightly.


“I will, Dad. I’ll give him a chance.”


“Good.” His dad ruffled his hair like he was still ten years old and not a few months away from seventeen. Jonah swatted at his dad’s hand and got a chuckle for his efforts. “See you at dinner. You know, it would be nice if you went over to meet him on your own before your sisters and your mom get their claws into the poor kid. I’m sure he’d appreciate seeing a boy his own age before the tidal wave of females crashes over him.”


“Yeah. Just let me get my chem homework done. I hate doing it last minute.”


His dad nodded and got up to leave. Jonah had just gotten his pencil out and found his place in the book when he felt another presence in his room. Definitely female this time…. Bethany. Of course.


“Hey, squirt. Whatcha want?” Bethany had been hovering around him a lot more since she’d started ninth grade in the fall. His friends had taken to walking her to her classes, making sure none of the freshman boys got too close. He loved them for it, but he didn’t want her getting any ideas about socializing with the juniors.


“The new boy just got here. I saw their car pull up. Are you going over there to say hi?”


 Jonah didn’t have to smell her hormonal fifteen-year-old girl scent to know the word boyboyboy pulsed in her brain. It was obvious to anyone with eyeballs. Great. Another thing Jonah didn’t need.


“Not yet. I’m going to go over there alone in a little bit. He’s gonna be one of my betas. I need to get to know him. By myself,” he added with emphasis.


“Can’t I come? Mom said he’s cute.”


Jonah shuddered. “Absolutely not. He’s a junior.”


“I’m not in prep school anymore, Jonah. I’m allowed to talk to boys.”


“And I’m allowed not to like it.” He gave her his big-brother stare down. He could always use his alpha voice, but he refused. She was his sister, not just a typical beta. He’d leave any necessary disciplining to his parents. “Listen, he and his mom are supposedly coming to dinner. You can meet him then. Please don’t flirt, though. It’s embarrassing.”


“I don’t flirt.”


It was pointless to argue with her. “Okay. You don’t flirt. Just… don’t with him either. I’ll give you all the dirt when I get back from checking them out. Let me finish my homework first.”


“You’re such a nerd.”


Jonah growled softly.


“Fine. I’m leaving.”

Jonah finished his chem homework pretty quickly. Then he pulled out Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities to get his assigned chapter out of the way. Jonah didn’t get what the big deal was with the book, but he figured he’d get his reading done since he also didn’t want to go over to the garden cottage to play welcoming neighbor… mostly. In a weird way he did. It was as if he were putting it off, but a part of him couldn’t think about anything else but the mystery boy on the other side of the garden. He sighed and snapped the novel shut. 


Might as well get it over with.

Jessie Evans' Fire and Icing Trilogy Bundle is here!

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Where there’s smoke there’s fire…  

MELT WITH YOU After ten years as America’s sweetest celebrity chef, Naomi Whitehouse is enjoying life out of the spotlight. Life is good until she runs into her high school sweetheart, a sexy firefighter who gives her a reception chilly enough to freeze a forest fire. But as the month passes, Jake and Naomi discover some fires never burn out. 

HOT FOR YOU Faith Miller has faith in two things—her surrogate firehouse family, and her own two hands—and she needs a man in her life like a fish needs a bicycle. But when Mick Whitehouse moves back to Summerville, Faith’s happy, single life is turned upside down. Soon, Faith must choose: let fear of repeating her mother’s mistakes send her running, or have faith in the man she’s come to love? 

SWEET TO YOU When s'mores and whiskey shots lead to skinny-dipping at a singles' camping retreat, Maddie Whitehouse knows she won't be able to resist another steamy encounter with the sexy firefighter her childhood friend, Jamison, has become...even if he is off limits. 

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