Just A Kiss (A Fake Boyfriend Billionaire Romance) by Tabatha Kiss

 Millionaires don't appear to be enough anymore, so let's hit on the billionaires.  They're people, too.

Penelope has a hated family reunion at an all expense paid high-class resort.  I think I could tolerate that just for the fact of a free sort-of vacation.  Penelope's problem is that the family has a perfect match for her, and it's the same Dillweed every year.  Family friend, of course.

The fake boyfriend she set up ditched her last minute, so with a desperate plan and a good-looking man at the bar twenty bucks might by her freedom for the weekend.

Hayden hangs out at the Botsford Hotel while he recovers from a baseball injury and is bored.  Bored enough to play the game with a beautiful, desperate, but not eager woman.  Game on.

I mentioned Penelope's desperation.  Her mom is leery of the "new" boyfriend.  Mr. Dillweed doesn't like or believe it.  Penelope's dad loves Hayden.  Hayden is surprised at his interest.  Mainly because she's not gushing all over him like most other women.  He's had a lot of girlfriends/one-nighters.  

There are a few hurdles to leap for an understanding between Penelope and Hayden to come to at the same time...over zealous reporter, parents, Dillweed butting in, Penelope's dream job as a hair stylist, and Hayden's bank account with his family's name on it.

It's a delightful ride from the first kiss for money and the last kiss which could be real!

Happy reading,

Dawn

Satyrs, Cowboys, Bikers…Oh My!

Hey ya’all, how’s everyone doin’ out there?  Good, I hope.  Sorry I’ve been MIA, but I was on vacation.  And you know how it is when you’re traveling and having fun and your technology takes a crap?  Yep…you just ignore the fact that you can’t make a phone call, can’t send a text, can’t get online to do your blog, can’t get to your calendar—and you just proceed to have too much fun!  Which is what I’ve been doing.

A couple of weeks ago, I loaded up my twenty-year-old grandson, who is an absolute delight, and we headed off to see what kind of trouble we could get into.  I know…a young man on the precipice of adulthood and his crazy-ass gramma…what the hell can go wrong with that?  LOL

Well, we started out by spending our first night in Vegas, and The Fremont Street Experience was just what we needed to set the tone for our trip.  You shoulda seen the look on my grandson’s face as he strolled down Fremont Street for the first time, amidst all of the winners, losers, actors, and freaks that congregate in downtown Vegas.

We saw numerous women in pasties and leather offering spankings, we saw Kiss, we saw Superman, we saw Jack Sparrow, we saw Chewbacca, and we saw the skinniest Spiderman ever!  But no Elvis.  What the hell?  What’s Vegas without the Elvis impersonators?  Where do I lodge a complaint?

Without fail, the best thing we saw on Fremont Street was a guy we referred to as “goat boy”.  He was supposed to be a Satyr—half man, half goat—and his antics were as fascinating as his wardrobe.  It was sort of like a train wreck…no way could you look away, and he was a master at catching you staring and embarrassing you in the process.  LOL Yep...those are dollar bills tucked into that speedo, and that is a furry jockstrap...and, no, I'm not telling you where those dollar bills came from!

But the funniest thing to me was that he seemed to be friends with the balloon lady, who was making balloon animals for kids of all ages.  Yep, the balloon lady on Fremont Street has a dark side—she hangs with a guy with horns and hooves, who wears speedos and a furry jockstrap.  If that ain’t a dark side, I don’t know what is!

Next, we headed to Yellowstone National Park & the Grand Tetons, where we witnessed amazing scenery and all kinds of wildlife.  Gorgeous and highly recommended.  DO NOT MISS THIS!!!

From Yellowstone, we headed down through one of my favorite towns—Dubois Wyoming—where I’m sad to report there was a huge forest fire.  Hoping no homes were destroyed!!!  We stayed long enough to eat breakfast at the Cowboy Café, which is not to be missed if you are ever in Dubois—great food and lots of it!  Get a hat…I did.

Then from Dubois, we continued on to Riverton, Wyoming, to stay with some friends of ours for a few days.  Huge thanks to Jim and Paulette Moss for a great time at their ranch roping and steer wrestling.  What is not to love about a ranch full of great looking men in tight Wranglers, on horseback, roping and wrestling bulls?  Be still my heart!!!  I cannot wait to go back!  And for those of you interested in horse and rodeo news, Jim and Paulette put out a great publication—The Wrangler.  You can find it at:  http://www.thewrangler.com/ .

From there, we headed across Wyoming to The Devil’s Tower—a massive rock structure that juts 867 feet straight up into the air!  For those of you who saw the movie, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, it is the mountain whose image plagues the main character all throughout the movie.  And after my grandson talked me into hiking my ass up and down the path around the base of the mountain, that image plagued me for a few hours too.

Anyway, for those of you planning a trip to the Wyoming/South Dakota area, this is a don’t-miss attraction.  This picture was taken from in front of our KOA camping cabin…what a view!

From the Devil’s tower, we headed east into South Dakota, where we visited Mount Rushmore.  Fabulous and incredible, and another don’t-miss attraction.


Where else can you go to talk to four dead presidents?  Okay, so I didn’t actually talk to them out loud, right out in public, in the middle of a huge international crowd—but I thought about it.  ‘Cuz those were some smart guys and I got a thing or two to ask them about the upcoming presidential election.

Just sayin…

So, any trip to South Dakota wouldn’t be complete without seeing Deadwood and Sturgis.  Right?  Well, remember Stupid Girl?  The wreckless one who camps on my couch from time to time?  Yeah, her.  This time she caused me to make reservations to visit Sturgis—and later I find out it’s just one week before the big 76^th Anniversary Sturgis run.  You know, the one where a small town in South Dakota fills up with hundreds of thousands of bikers.  Yep…me, my grandson, and fifty-thousand bikers on the streets of Sturgis.  LOL 

Ya gotta do it at least once, right?

Well, we’re walking down the streets of Sturgis and I ask my grandson, “Does it look to you like that woman across the street is topless?”

He looks just as she turns our way and her purple pasties are bobbing in the wind—loud and proud—and he replies, “Yep, she sure is.”

Another thing I’m going to have to explain to my son when I get his oldest son back to Arizona.  Can you say Bad Gramma?!

At some point around this time, we hit Deadwood, and since it’s so close to Sturgis, it was almost a replay of our stroll around Sturgis...in fact, I'm not sure if this picture is from Sturgis or Deadwood.  Only this time, Stupid Girl has the lack of good sense to let the twenty-year-old go into a smoke shop. But gramma doesn’t care to go in and brave all the smoke, so she lets the kid go in alone to buy a Deadwood cigar.  Really?

About twenty minutes had passed and countless really rough/shady looking characters had exited the shop—and still no grandson.  So I started to thinking I might have to go in and brave the smoke to make sure my baby was okay, and pull him out of that den of iniquity.  Sure, he’d be embarrassed, but he might need gramma as backup!  Just as I started for the steps that led down (yes, it was in a basement) to the smoke shop, here comes my sweet twenty-year-old, blonde, hazel-eyed angel out the door with his new cigar in hand.  Yeah!

Nothing to worry about.  Right?  But when he tells me that he had a moment of WTF when he started looking around at the characters who were in there and got a little nervous that he stood out like a sore thumb.  There I was again...Bad Gramma.

With the nonsense behind us, we headed down through Custer State Park, where we saw big herds of bison, as well as one big guy taking a leisurely stroll down the side of the main highway, to the delight of the tourists.  Very cool!!!

So, that’s pretty much what I did on my summer vacation—hung with a satyr and a balloon woman with a dark side, stared at Wrangler butts, hiked around a weird iconic mountain with a reputation for alien abductions, dodged motorcycles and flying pasties, and endangered my grandson.  Not bad for only two weeks on the road!  You wanna go with me next time?  No, I didn’t think so.  LOL

Well that’s my story, weird and wild, and I’m stickin’ to it.  Hang on tight now, ‘cuz we’re gonna go real, real fast!

Love ya,

Kayce 

Melting Point priced at 99 cents!

For those who have stuck with me these last few years and for those who have just discovered my books and are ready for the next big adventure, I wanted to say thank you by discounting my new romantic suspense novel Melting Point, which will be released on March 4, 2016. From now through Christmas preorders will only cost 99 cents. Once Santa's gone, the promotional price will take off with him. So, what are you waiting for? Your next adventure is just around the corner.

http://www.nicolettepierce.com/books/melting-point/

The Brenner family business had a secret. A secret that only Morgan Brenner knew. She was diligent to make sure it remained that way. She alone had followed in her father’s footsteps, knowing that if she was ever found out the repercussion would be terrible. But if she didn’t continue, the outcome would be deadly. To protect her grandfather, her sisters, and the family business, she continued, knowing that every day she stepped closer to ruin.

Liam Hayes had one mission: Infiltrate Brenner Metal Works and search for incriminating evidence. Because of his background in metal, he was the perfect choice. He thought it would be easy. Getting the grandfather to hire him was a snap. Then he met Morgan Brenner. She blocked him at every corner, making it clear he was not welcome. Quickly pegging her as the prime suspect, he made it his mission to discover her secrets.

Liam is determined to find out why Morgan is frequently called to Las Vegas and follows her, putting them both at risk. As events quickly unravel, Morgan finds her only chance of survival is to allow Liam in. But can she trust him? The only way to free themselves from the danger they face is by working together, something neither of them ever wanted.

http://www.nicolettepierce.com/books/melting-point/

August Wrap-Up

August was a busy month! And it’s still not over. Lots of good things happened though. First, I finished writing my latest historical romance….a Civil War piece set in Natchez, Mississippi, that I’ve been working on for a long time and started the first story in a historical western trilogy while I’m having the other one beta read.

          

I went to the RNC conference in Vegas this month too. Had a great time hanging out with Kayce Lassiter and Lexi Post among many other friends (and people who were soon to become friends). It was lovely. Learned a lot, too, which is always wonderful. Ate way too much and….oh wait, isn’t it supposed to be “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”? That being the case, I shouldn’t tell you anymore.

THEN….Kayce released her fabulous contemporary cowgirl fiction, Katie’s Rock. I’m so pleased for her. Here’s my review of her wonderful story.

“Ms. Lassiter has outdone herself in giving us Katie’s Rock. I truly enjoyed this story. With a cast of unforgettable characters, humor and heartbreak abound and the ending is uniquely satisfying. I admit to shedding a tear or two, but I laughed as well.

Katie is torn between the McAllister brothers – Jake and David. Both are knock your socks off gorgeous, both put Katie through her paces, but all is not paradise. Jake, too, is torn--between loving Katie and doing what’s best for his children.

Sometimes, the hardest decisions are the right ones.  Fortunately, Katie chooses wisely and ends up with the best brother. I look forward to more enjoyable contemporary cowgirl fiction from Ms. Lassiter.”

           

THEN….Lexi released her second novel, Passion’s Poison, a story based on Hawthorne’s Rappaccini’s Daughter. It, too, was fabulous and here’s my review of that….

            “Lexi Post has done it again. After the success of Masque, Post has released Passion’s Poison and found the perfect recipe for creating hot exciting stories. Did I say hot? I meant scorching.

            Lexi Post takes a story from classic literature—in this case, Hawthorne’s Rappaccini’s Daughter, a tale about a mad scientist who actually makes his daughter poisonous--adds a 20^th century descendent of the original Beatrice Rappaccini, who’s name just happens to be Bea as well then adds one incredibly hot logger turned chainsaw artist. She adds heaping dollops of some incredible sex (and I do mean incredible!) and the following ingredients: a former boyfriend who’s still in love with Bea, six fathers who want to protect her, a mother who is still living the hippie lifestyle, a cop who wants her for his own and a series of threatening letters. Now, blend in the part that gives Passion’s Poison its unique flavor - Bea must have sex in a series of one night stands to release her poison so she doesn’t die, making her partners ill in the process.

            Stir until messy. Very messy and voila! Passion’s Poison is the perfect soufflé of mystery, angst, and great sex, all wrapped up in a deeply satisfying Happily Ever After ribbon. Well done, Ms. Post!”

           

Of course, in between everything else, I’m reading, reading, reading!

           

Let’s see, what else? I’m in high research mode. A lot of people don’t like the research involved in writing historical romances, but what can I say? I love it! I’m always on the hunt for that little nugget of historical fact that puts me in the right frame of mind.

And that’s about all for August. Let’s see what September will bring!

As always, happy reading,

Marie