Virgin Seeks Bad Ass

I think this gets a nod for worst title evah... and yes I do sometimes wonder about the things I read...
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Virgin Seeks Bad-Ass Boy

Alice Sutherland is tired of being a virgin. At twenty-four, she wants to experience wild and passionate sex. And she wants a real bad boy between her legs, preferably one with a heart deep down.

Caleb Sawyer doesn't know how to react when his sexy neighbor confesses that she wants him to de-virgin her. He's shocked. He's also intrigued. But he's not sure Ali has any idea what sex with him entails. Caleb is used to no-holds-barred, dirty, sweaty, try anything sex.

Alice is not naive, just inexperienced. What Caleb doesn't know is that she has seen him in action... and he's her man. Oh, is he ever. The answer to all her needs, her deepest desires, her darkest fantasies. What starts as one weekend of raw passion, soon surpasses anything that either of them ever expected.

Oh she may not be naive but boy oh boy does she have crappy dialogue. LOOK and his is just as bad... I think this is proof that some 'free' stories should stay free and not be pulled and 'expanded' to be sold. I would pass and try something else of Ruth D. Kerce or go check out her site for the still free stories. Quick before they are sold!

Next Ruth Kerce: Xylon Warriors

Elizabeth Lowell

Yes again *g*. Her website has been redesigned if you wanna go take a looksie. I think it looks good, except that part where the upcoming section doesn't have any new westerns :(.

more free... Joy Nash

Well Joy Nash isn't free, er that is she has a couple of stories that are.

Would you like to know more?

Dorchester has my heart since they keep publishing historical western novels even though people keep saying it is teh dead and not too. But really they do some nifty ass things for their readers, or at least their writers do.

Find out what has happened in the years between Celtic Fire and The Grail King in three free "between the books" short stories by Joy Nash! Click on the link below to read the first story. The second will be added in June, so make sure to check back and follow Owein's adventures.

The first story is up! Warrior

Deceived by Nicola Cornick

I didn't know that Nicola Cornick had a single title coming out soon with HQN.
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Twelve years before, Isabella Standish had left Marcus Stockhaven standing at the altar and had chosen to marry a rich European Prince instead. Now Isabella is widowed and about to be arrested for debt. She needs a husband in a hurry to save her from prison.

When Marcus offers to help her she is too desperate to question his motives. But does Marcus have her best interests at heart - or does he want revenge, and the wedding night they never had?

As Isabella and Marcus struggle to deal with the ghosts of the past, will they ever be able to rediscover the passionate love they once shared?

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Jorrie's Ebuzz: The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed

Shelby Reed is an author you will see rec'ed again and again when people ask for good ebooks. And The Fifth Favor is a fave.


Summary bes here

Imagine a world where a woman's every pleasure, every wish and wildest fantasy is granted by the man of her dreams. Such is Avalon, an elite, private club in Washington, D.C., that caters solely to female desires. There, magazine reporter Billie Cort meets Adrian, the club's most infamous companion, with the intent to interview him for an article on high-dollar male escorts. Billie can't foresee, however, how quickly Adrian will strip her defenses and expose her true desires... and in the process, fulfill his own yearning for love.

Our Guest buzzer, Jorrie can be found on her blog and is about to join the 'e'author world with her Samhain novel, Haven.


Jorrie's Buzz

I really wrestled with this book. Why? It's well-written, the characterization ranges from solid to riveting, but the premise was a bit of a hard sell for me. (The premise is also, perhaps not coincidentally, one that fascinates me.) Also, I actively disliked a couple of plot developments-but I don't want to spoil the book and, to give Reed credit, she handles them well.


So, Adrian is a high-priced male escort. Not in any way a fake prostitute. He's twenty-eight, beautiful, and makes very good money at his job. We become acquainted with him gradually which works well because he's tortured and complicated.


Billie is a reporter. She doesn't seem particularly well-suited to her job, or to interviewing Adrian, but she does both. They are attracted to each other and thus their relationship begins.


Reed builds that relationship slowly but surely. Her pacing is excellent; the book barely falters. (Okay, you can tell I'm not a hardcore erotic romance reader when at one point, after Reed has totally captivated me with the story, I think, oh no, not a sex scene _now_! But I am a repressed fuddy-duddy-oops wrong post.)


Anyway, there _is_ a fair amount of sex but I certainly can't level the charge of plotless series of sex scenes. This is an intense, dark, emotional read that got right under my skin. Storytelling is at its core.


I found the heroine a weak link. I couldn't quite see why Adrian liked her-apart from the fact that she was there, which admittedly counts for something, but not enough. Reed's portrayal of Adrian is strong and fascinating and carries the book. I have to admit I'm on the fence in believing the HEA. But I know Adrian is in a better
place and that makes me happy.


Highly recommended. I will be reading more Shelby Reed. I love to react this strongly to a book.

Thanks for the buzz, Jorrie! The Fifth Favor's excerpt can be found here and you can buy it here. Enjoy!

From the Files of JaynieR

Monday Night Madness

Howdy Readers,

Starting this Monday, June 5th, I'm going to be partying on the Cerridwen Reader Loop on Monday Nights for Monday Night Madness. Each party will start at 8pm EST and go until about 10.30EST. I'll be featuring 5 books - 3 from the romance line, and 2 from other genres, until we've eventually gone through EVERY Cerridwen release.

Join me for excerpts, Author Q and A, and prizes. Some of the authors will pop in each week to chat too.

This week - Monday June 5th will feature:
Jennifer Dunne - Not Quite Camelot
Katherine Allred- For Love of Charley
Teresa Roblin - Now You See It

Lorie O'Clare - The Saga Begins
Nikki Soarde - Mortal Wounds

Hope to see you all there. If you're not a member of the Cerridwen loop - you can join here
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cerridwenchat/

Jaynie R
Moderator
Cerridwen Press Chat

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Oh no I heard them bad boys coming

I have been really looking forward to getting Bad Boys Ahoy!, which got me thinking on the whole Bad Boy thang. I know I have talked a little about Brava and their Bad Boys, you can find many of their authors at the Brava Authors home page. But I did a lil digging around, which one thing led to another led to another - and poof we have a link happy post.



From what I can tell, these aren't guidelines for the books about BAD BOYS but it seems more of a 'brand name'. You can submit any type of book, but it has to be very sensual. So the hero doesn't have to fit a role of a bad man. I am thinking 'wicked women' is the same thing, but that is a different post ;).

I think I have all of the books that are out here, along with the ones coming out this year that I found info on. Feel free to jump in if you know of any others. Or if you have submitted a BB book to brava, tell us about it. Is her a hero a bad man? This is a very link happy post, so let me know if something doesn't go where it should, hee if anyone is interested in this besides me :).

It looks like I only did one combo review but am going to do more! I might keep mixing and matching... I am not sure. Unless it is an ARC than I will review the whole book at once.

on with the books:

I Love Bad Boys (July 1, 2002)
by Lori Foster, Janelle Denison, Donna Kauffman
**now in Mass Market
TO BE READ

I Brake for Bad Boys (November 1, 2002)
by Lori Foster, Shannon McKenna, Janelle Denison
TO BE READ

Bad Boys on Board(April 1, 2003)
by Lori Foster, Donna Kauffman, Nancy Warren
TO BE READ

Bad Boys To Go (November 1, 2003)
by Lori Foster, Nancy Warren, Janelle Denison
**now in Mass Market
Don't own... haven't read

Bad Boys Next Exit(March 1, 2004)
by Shannon McKenna, Donna Kauffman, E. C. Sheedy
**now in Mass Market
TO BE READ - really interested in readng EC Sheedy

Bad Boys in Black Tie (April 1, 2004)
by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Morgan Leigh
To Be REbought... sadly I traded it in. But I want them all now. Just cause. Of course I decide this now but what do you do...

Bad Boys Down Under(July 1, 2004)
by Nancy Warren
**now in Mass Market
To Be Read

Bad Boys Online(August 30, 2004)
by Erin McCarthy
**now in Mass Market
To Be REbought... sadly I traded it in. But I want them all now. Just cause. Of course I decide this now but what do you do...

Immortal Bad Boys (September 1, 2004)
by Rebecca York, Rosemary Laurey, Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
read one, can't recall which but didn't like it... these didn't really strike me as romance hea stories. I will try again.

Bad Boys With Expensive Toys(October 15, 2004)
by Nancy Warren, Karen Kelley, Maryjanice Davidson
TO BE READ - Hey did you know Karen Kelley is a texan? Well now you do ;).

3 Brides For 3 Bad Boys (March 5, 2005)
by Lucy Monroe
for some odd reason I didn't even think of this as a 'bad boy' book... but since I have decided I love the LM's Brava books. I do believe this is a must buy.

Bad Boys Over Easy(April 1, 2005)
by Erin McCarthy, Jen Nicholas, Jordan Summers
The EC story in here is great and JS is one of the next up I want to read!

Beach Blanket Bad Boys (June 5, 2005)
by Linda Lael Miller, Alison Kent, Lucy Monroe, Jill Shalvis, Susanna Carr, Morgan Leigh
WOW look one I have read and reviewed! Even bought it new... go me ;)

Really Unusual Bad Boys (September 1, 2005)
by Maryjanice Davidson
TBR - sort of, I read the ebooks a while back but I am going to reread them and the new story.

Bayou Bad Boys (December 1, 2005)
by JoAnn Ross, Nancy Warren, E. C. Sheedy
Wasn't going to get but after the AAR review I really really want!

Bad Boys Ahoy! (out now now now)
by Sylvia Day
winner in Lori Foster's last Brava contest (I hope another author picks this up, great idea but I can see how it would be mucho work)
This shall be mine... oh yes it shall! I am going to try and talk myself into waiting until Waldenbooks starts its by 4 get 5 on Feb 7.

Bad Boys in Kilts(March 1, 2006)
by Donna Kauffman
I think maili would hurt me... I haven't read DK yet but it looks like she is in some of the BB books I have, so I shall check them out.

When Good Things Happen to Bad Boys(April 6, 2006)
by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, HelenKay Dimon
LR and EM are two faves and I can't wait to read HelenKay. I love to see a blogger I read get published!

SEEMS like there should be something here huh?

Bad Boys Of Summer (June 1, 2006)
by Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Amy Garvey
oh I do so want... but geeze I want them to go back to two a year so I can afford them. Amy Garvey seems to be an alyssa fave, I really need to take that Hampton's book down and read it.

BAD BOYS SOUTHERN STYLE (July 2006)
by JoAnn Ross, E. C. Sheedy and Jill Shalvis
this is the middle of the year and we shall hope money is better than... otherwise between this and Texas Bad Boys...

Viva Las Bad Boys!(August 1, 2006)
by HelenKay Dimon

Welcome to Vegas’s hottest spot—the Berkley Hotel and Casino—where a trio of bad boys are more than happy to put the “sin” in Sin City…

I am so there... I LOVE VEGAS!
Very yes! I love Vegas!

Texas Bad Boys
by Dianne Castell, Rosemary Laurey and Karen Kelley
not much info other than it comes out in SEPT 06 but I did find this lil bit off the Vamps and Scaps blog from Dianne Castell

I also finished up my part of the anthology, Texas Bad Boys, with Rosemary Laurey and Karen Kelly. You all are going to really like this one! Lots of steam and all the stories are linked together with a mystery and united sisters and three really hot guys.

oooooohhhhhhhhh it isn't fair I tell you it just isn't fair! I want! Oh the cover and a lil more info is at DC site - hit the title of the book or her name.

UNTITLED BAD BOYS
by HelenKay Dimon
Kensington Brava, 2007

Three bad boys. Three house rehab projects. Oh, those men and their tools...

no title yet, put really who can resist bad boys playing with their tools ;)

LibraryThing

LibraryThing powers the nifty book thingie on my sidebar. It will let you do up to 200 books for free, which is nice. The cost isn't bad at all - you can get an account for the year for 10 bucks or a life time account for 25.

still quacking

Since that is the cost of a book or five... those of you that have it, is it worth it? I don't 'do' anything with mine yet. Other than clicky that I have it so it shows up on the sidebar. I see tags, I could do like due dates for reviews and such I think, which would rawk. What else do you do with it?

Maureen McKade

Maureen Mckade will be joining us as a guest author in September. Everyone sqqqquuueeee for a new western!


I will be posting a list of guests and will have links on the left side bar with info. Just trying to get the blog fixed in case I have to change it.

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Nalini Singh is an author I have just started to read. The delightful Jmcarr sent me, Secrets in the Marriage Bed, and I recently picked up Awaken to Pleasure and Craving Beauty.

And now this is mine, mine, mine! ssssssqqqeeeeeee

Just thought I would share :)

Looks like she is going to join the ever growing paranormal market with her next book. The blurb on her website sez:

A paranormal set in the not so distant future about a woman born into a race without emotions and her encounter with a group of sensual, passionate changelings.)

And she has the back cover copy

From her blog:

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of "rehabilitation" - the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was....

Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling, hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy co-existence, these two powerful races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion - and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities-or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation...

Book comes out in November [moved to] SEPTEMBER from Berkley. Sounds interesting...

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Diana Palmer's next book (hardcover) is Outsider and will be out in July.


It is Cobly Lane's book. When was the last time she put out a new book not related to the Long Tall Texas gang somehow?




Outsider summary

Meet Colby Lane, the Long, Tall Texan Diana Palmer's fans have been clamoring for -- a man who is larger than life, and twice as exciting. The New York Times bestselling author delivers to readers a thrilling new story set against the rugged, ever-changing south Texas landscape.


Former black ops CIA operative Colby Lane, now retired from his wild years as a mercenary, has found his new calling as assistant chief of security for the mammoth Ritter Oil Corporation. All he wants is a new start. What he discovers, though, is that the past is never far behind. Colby is soon enmeshed in plans to trap a notorious drug trafficker, and it seems that his ex-wife, Sarina Carrington -- whom he so cruelly left after one day of marriage -- may be more involved than she's letting on. Not only that, but Sarina has a six-year-old dark-eyed daughter whose father is mysteriously absent -- or is he?

And Heartbreaker, her next Desire that comes out in Sept...


HEARTBREAKER features a hard-hearted bachelor in Jacobsville, Texas, and the young woman who hopes to bring him to his knees-not to mention the altar. But it looks like a long fight, and not without venom on both sides.


yes, yes feel free to begin making fun of me *g*