Shockwaves shoot through the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives (ACRO) when horrific video surfaces from the Brazilian rain forest. A team of Navy SEALs has been nearly wiped out by something sinister and superhuman. Now ACRO agents Sela Kahne and Marlena West head to the world’s most unforgiving jungle in pursuit of a mythical monstrosity with a taste for human blood. And the only path that will take them to the creature runs through two men, each hiding his own dark secret.
Sela is an expert on cryptozoology with a sideline skill that could prove invaluable: when she makes love to a man, she engulfs his innermost thoughts. Teamed with Marlena, Sela makes contact with the lone SEAL survivor, Chance McCormack. Meanwhile Logan Mills, the man who rescued Chance, leads his private company on a hunt that has nothing to do with saving lives. Soon, Sela will put her supernatural charms to work on Logan, determined to extract information about the creature they are seeking. But in this sweat-drenched realm of danger and deception, Logan is more than just a passive target. He has the power to lead a highly-trained seducer into a jungle without any rules, without any limits—and no end to the heat.
Yay! Tempting The Fire has finally released! It's been a year between Croft releases, so it's nice to see this book hit the shelves. I love, love, love this cover — probably my favorite so far.
Now, if you haven't read any of the Croft books, I have to say…I don't recommend starting with this one. It's the fifth in a series of six, so by this point, we're setting up the big finale, so you might be a little lost. I definitely recommend starting with Riding The Storm (book 1) or Unleashing The Storm (book 2.)
Romantic Times magazine gave it 4 stars and says, "A mythical creature, a couple of truly hot guys and sizzling sex make this ACRO (Agency for Covert Rare Operatives) entry a spicy and fabulously entertaining tale. Even the subplot has richly drawn characters and a smartly developed plot." Awesome!
And for a great reader review of Tempting The Fire, click here
Hope you enjoy!
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In other news, I apologize for being so scarce, but want to thank everyone for their support and prayers and positive thoughts. They worked! Things have improved, and though I'm still on the west coast to stay with my parents and help out, we're staying upbeat (and busy.)
I hope to be online more in the coming weeks, though this week is full of deadline hell and doctor appointments. I think once I get home (around mid-August, probably) things should settle down. And with any luck, I'll have some back cover copy and new book covers to show you!
Hope all is well with everyone, and happy reading!
Man, it was a bumpy road — his first draft nearly killed me, and then came revisions, all of it done during a move from Virginia to Wisconsin. I was writing in the car as my husband drove, was writing in the hotel rooms when we stopped, and I didn't unpack boxes in the new house for a month.
But the book came together, I got a great cover, and it all fell into place. Even better, I share today with my Sydney Croft partner, Stephanie Tyler, whose book, Hold on Tight is out today too — and with a purple cover!
Also, I've got some stuff going on around the blogsphere today, but it's early in the morning and I haven't had any coffee, so I can't remember them all. I'll update throughout the day as links come in to me.
Here's one, though: I'm at the RomCon blog talking about book covers!
Also, my publisher made this really cool interactive E-card for the release — just click here to be taken to my desk! Check out the gargoyle! And if you click on the papers, you'll get some concept art and info about the weapons in the book, and click on the iPod to hear me talking about weapons in the Demonica world. My publisher is so awesome…
Today is the release day for several books, including Stephanie Tyler's second SEAL book, Too Hot To Hold! Yay!!!! If you loved Jake in Hard To Hold, you gotta read this one. Nick is my favorite of the brothers, so I enjoyed this book. Steph writes the YUMMIEST heroes. I hate her sometimes.
Also, Carrie Lofty has a new release today, so if you're into historicals, head over to Writeminded, where she's a guest today and giving away a copy of her newest, Scoundrel's Kiss.
More contests: I've got an interview and contest going on over at Paranormal Haven. Stop by and say hi, and you might win a copy of Passion Unleashed!
Okay, I need to get back to work. I'll probably be a little scarce for a while — I've got revisions to work on and a couple of new books to get written. Ack!
AND…I've uploaded the free read on my site! Keep in mind, however, that it is NOT for the faint of heart and might be a little…disturbing… Click on the Books link above and scroll down to Free Reads. Hope you enjoy (and aren't too traumatized!)
Lt. Jake Hansen has survived some of the riskiest missions known to man. But now the wounded Navy SEAL faces his toughest job yet: Smuggling Dr. Isabelle Markham out of Africa without triggering an international incident. Not easy to do when the gorgeous hostage happens to be a senator’s daughter —and about as easy to resist as an oasis in the desert…
If it weren’t for Jake, Isabelle would still be halfway across the world, where rebel forces left her for dead. The Special Ops warrior may have saved her life, but she doesn’t need him to protect her now. Tell that to the ruggedly handsome hunk in full battle fatigues who’s just been assigned Isabelle’s personal bodyguard. Close quarters aside, Isabelle won’t let Jake anywhere near her heart — until danger throws them together again…and nothing in the jungles of wildest Africa could prepare them for a passion this wild. This crazy. This hot….
So check it out, and then head immediately to your nearest book store, because dude, you don't want to miss this book!
On a quick, unrelated note (well, sort of related, because both Hard To Hold and Pleasure Unbound have blue covers, and they are both our first single title releases,) you've got to see this video of the winner of Pleasure Unbound being announced at JoJo's Book Corner. Too cute!
Woo hoo! It's officially in stores today! This anthology is packed with stories by Jennifer St. Giles, Dawn Cook (aka Kim Harrison,) Stacia Kane, Deborah Cooke, Ann Aguirre, Diane Whiteside, Jordan Summers, and lots more!
My story, Eternity Embraced, is set very loosely in the Demonica world, with all new characters and a new city (Portland, Oregon.) Definitely a stand-alone, though if I had to place it in the timeline with the novels, I'd put it anywhere after book 3, simply because events that take place in book 3 are briefly mentioned (as rumor.)
So anyway, here's the blurb from my story. Hope you enjoy!
ETERNITY EMBRACED
Desire…
Demon slayer Andrea Cole has always taken down the demons and vampires she hunts without mercy. But when a fellow slayer is captured and turned into a vampire by a sadistic monster, she must choose between loyalty to her family and the man she loves.
Versus Instinct…
Kaden Quinn has dedicated his life to slaying vampires, so when he is turned into one, his greatest nightmare comes to life. And when the woman he loves is thrown into a dungeon with him — as food — he must battle new instincts and old desires, and choose between his life, and hers.
Today is release day for the fourth Sydney Croft novel, Taming The Fire!
Here is the blurb:
POWER. PLEASURE. DANGER. IT DOESN’T GET ANY HOTTER THAN THIS.
He came to the underground London club for a night of extreme sex play with the enigmatic “Mistress Rik”. But the Special Agent known as Trance is really on a search-and-rescue mission to keep her alive. Part predator, Ulrika “Rik” Jaegar possesses feral powers that make her a danger to others–and to herself. That’s why the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives (ACRO) wants to recruit her to their side….To do so, Trance will have to pull off the impossible: capture and control Rik, both woman and beast.
On the run from the deadly agency that changed her into a pleasure-seeking shape shifter, Rik uses sex to rein in her own raging desires. Operating on pure instinct, she trusts no one…especially the magnificent alpha male with the power to seduce her into submission. An undercover agent with unique hypnotic gifts, Trance is surprised by his instinct to hold Rik and keep her safe — but he has a job to do. And as he hunts her down, as Rik and Trance are thrust into the ultimate game of domination and submission, they’ll enter a place where surrender is their sole hope of survival — and the only thing that can tame the wild beast in both of them…
If you like emotional, erotic stories with a strong BDSM theme, you just might like this one!
Okay, the title of this post is misleading, because I'm back…but I'm not home. I got in late last night to my mom's house in Washington, and I don't actually fly home until Wednesday night. So I'm still on vacation. *g*
Actually, I'm recovering. OMG, the conference was exhausting! But it was tons of fun and I got to see lots of great people. I'll have pics to share soon. I took a few, but my camera battery died, so I'm waiting for friends to email me photos (I'm most looking forward to the picture Michelle took after I got smashed by a tree at the Harlequin party.)
Yes, I'm squished beneath a tree, and what does Michelle do? Grabs a camera. (It's okay, Michelle, I'm fine, but maybe you should consider a career in journalism?) :razz:
Michelle knows I'm kidding — she was my roomie, so although she got to listen to me whine about the bruises and scrapes, she knows I want that picture, dammit! *g*
Book News:
I have covers for the 2nd and 3rd Demonica books!!!!!!!!!! OMG, they are GORGEOUS! Unfortunately, they aren't finalized so I can't show them off yet, but hopefully soon.
And while I was away, SEDUCED BY THE STORM and the print version of SNOWBOUND released! I'm very excited about both of them, and I have lots of reviews to get posted when I get a spare second.
Okay, I'm off to get caught up on a bunch of things, like laundry. Hope everyone had a great weekend!
It's out! It's out! Okay, it's kinda been out for a couple of weeks, but today it is OFFICIALLY out!
OMG!!!!
So I'm over at Writeminded today, talking about it a little, answering some FAQ's. Stop on by and say hi! :)
And don't forget that there's a giveaway going on at The Book Binge to win one of three copies!
Also, today is the release day for HelenKay Dimon's Hard As Nails, which is on its way from Amazon into my greedy little hands as I speak! So check it out and give her a big congrats!
YAY!!!!
Today is the release day for several books, including 
head over to 
Click on the Books link above and scroll down to Free Reads. Hope you enjoy (and aren't too traumatized!) 
WOOT! It's out! It's out! Jake is ON THE SHELVES!
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