Wild Ride, Julie Ann Walker

Despite the cold, brutal winter, I've manage to stay hot hot hot! Well, the book I'm reading is hot hot hot! Wild Ride by Julie Ann Walker is the 9th book of the series A Black Knights Inc. After this one, I'm going back and starting from the beginning. These boys are too delicious.

A USA Today Bestseller!

"This razor-sharp, sensual, and intriguing tale will get hearts pounding"-Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review

The hero we've all been waiting for...

Ethan "Ozzie" Sykes
Former Navy SEAL
Underground operator for Black Knights Inc., the covert government defense firm disguised as a custom motorcycle shop

In a black-on-black international mission that went seriously sideways, Ozzie was badly injured―now he's stuck at BKI headquarters in Chicago, champing at the bit to get out into the field again. To his disgust, he's tasked with distracting Chicago Tribune ace reporter Samantha Tate, who's been trying to dig up the dirt on BKI for years. Turns out Samantha's beauty, intelligence and sense of humor are a seriously big distraction, and Ozzie's losing his desire to keep her at bay.

Ozzie's tired of hiding, and Samantha may be the best-and worst―person to share his secrets with...

Check it out on Amazon! Or your favorite retailer.

See you next month!

Nicolette Pierce

January's Hodgepodge

The first failure of the year:

I had good intentions. Really, I did. I downloaded The Miracle Morning and gave it my best shot. Maybe just a half shot. The title should have clued me in as to why I would fail. Mornings. I don't do mornings. I set the alarm clock to have enough time to feed and clothe my kid before the bus comes. Sometimes I greet the bus fully dressed for the day, other times I might be in pajamas.

When it came time to setting the alarm a little earlier, I was either swatting at the snooze, or actually waking up. It was the latter that had me yawning for the rest of the day. My confused internal clock protested. So, after two weeks of fighting with myself, I tossed in the morning towel. Instead of performing miracles at the crack of dawn, I've set out to do them at night when my son is asleep and I'm on my second wind.

We'll see how it goes. I'm not asking for many miracles. Just to keep writing, plotting, and publishing. Everything else is just a bonus.

What I'm reading:

I'm half way through Dawn Kunda's Presidential Purchase: A President's Confession. It's an intense fictional look behind the political curtain. Shifting from past to present, it takes the reader on a journey of how's, why's and oh-my-gosh's. I'm thoroughly enjoying it and can't wait until I can sit down and read the rest. Interested? Here's the link:

Amazon Link

What I'm working on:

I'm in the home stretch of Critical Point. It's the second book of the Metal Girls Trilogy. Following in her sister Morgan's footsteps, it's now Piper Brennan's turn. Have you ever had a crush that you couldn't shake from your heart? Meet Van, Piper's first love and the man she can't have. Since he is a long-time employee of Brennan Metal Works, her family business, she can't avoid him either.

Coming in March: Critical Point

Want to start at the beginning? Melting Point

Romance GO

Well, I didn't get much done this summer. Nothing new there. But I have been thinking a lot about the Pokémon GO craze. In the grand scheme of things, I approve. Why not have a game that gets people out of the house and exercising (side-effects of game excluded)? And then I thought, wouldn't it be great to have a game that I'd be interested in and would have me running out the door? So, if there are any game designers out there, I would like to propose Romance GO. I don't have all the details worked out, but . . .

Perhaps you could find him in the produce aisle.

Nature hike, anyone?

I don't think I'd walk down a dark alley for him, but perhaps there could be an "allure charm" to entice him to come out.

Art show? Did you even notice the painting behind him? Go ahead and look again. I'll wait.

 Night on the town, beautiful?

After an exhausting day, a nap might be nice.

So, that's just my version of Romance GO. What's yours?

Until next time, I'll be working on a game proposal and dreaming of the possibilities. Kid in a candy store? YES!!!

Book Cover Dilemma

Happy Father’s Day!

I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I apologize that my post is a little later than normal. My internet has been down since Monday. An entire week without the world wide web showed me just how much I relied on it. For instance, I would probably have looked up if world wide web should be capitalized. Now, I rely on my instincts, which are normally wrong. Even my Wi-Fi printers are on strike until the fix-it guy comes, which should be today. I do feel bad that they have to work on Father’s Day, but it was the first available opening so I snatched it up.

Anyway, this post is about book covers today. I realized (and probably have for a while) that my covers for the Nadia Wolf series are a bit darker than the actual content. While there are aspects of suspense and thriller in this Vegas romance, it is also light hearted and silly at times. So, I’ve come up with a new cover and I wanted your opinion. Below is an image of my current cover, and then the one I’m creating. Does the new cover make you stop and look? Does it give the impression that it’s a light romance with perhaps some mystery? Do you like the current one better and I'm just spinning my wheels for nothing? Let me know your thoughts!

Current Cover

New Cover

Have a wonderful day!!!

We will be at "Weekend with the Authors" May 13-15

Oh wow! I just realized that three of the authors who post on this blog will be attending A Weekend with the Authors event happening in Nashville May 13-15th. This event is geared toward readers who want to meet and hang out with some of their favorite authors. So if one of your favorite authors is Marie Patrick, Kayce Lassiter, or Lexi Post (yours truly), from this blog, that's where we will be hanging out. What I like about that event is the hotel provides a free shuttle to and from the airport so no taxi ride expense. In addition to author panels, and parties (I'll be teaching a few line dances), you can sign up for lunch with a couple authors, go to intimate chats, buy books at the book signing, and win raffle baskets!

For more information go to www.aweekendwiththeauthors.com 

If you think you will attend, email me as I'm planning something special. Hope to see you in Nashville in May!

Always, Lexi
lexi@lexipostbooks.com
www.lexipostbooks.com

The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner

Oregon, meet Virginia…  Long distance relationships start in the most uncanny ways. 

Trying to build a private investigator’s business after resigning from the police force, Rainie Connor moves across the country to find a home in Portland, Oregon.  Her business isn’t hopping and she won’t admit she’s lonely in her old hometown.

FBI Special Agent Pierce Quincy has a connection to Rainie, and it’s not the distance he’s thinking of between Portland and Virginia.  Quincy and Rainie had a previous relationship which ended in what I like to call “lack of communication.”

Quincy won’t forget Rainie, and now he needs her help.  Quincy’s daughter died after injuries from a questionable car accident.  The accident ruled as a driver at fault, needs more investigation as a homicide is suspected. 

Here’s Quincy’s chance to approach Rainie, hire her, and find out if there are any sparks left to ignite the fire he still feels for her. 

There’s one catch, though.  The suspected murderer is after Quincy’s other daughter, ex-wife, and himself. 

Rainie can’t let Quincy fall to the complicated murder conspiracy.  Maybe, just maybe, they can overcome the distance in their hearts.

Happy reading,

Dawn

Writing Problems

Schatzie wants to play

          I love my girls. My furry, four-legged girls, that is. They are smart, beautiful and devoted and I think they love me, too (they should, I’m the one who gives them their treats…my DH calls me the Cookie Mommy. They know exactly what he means when he says it and run to the kitchen where I keep their goodies…yes, I’m well trained). But I digress….

          As I said, I love my girls, but sometimes….they can make things a little difficult. Like children (my son was an expert at needing me/wanting me for something the minute I got on the phone…DH is the same way), they know exactly when you’re trying to accomplish something. For instance, for a person without these furbabies, folding laundry is a quick one, two, three job. Not so much for me. I have to contend with one or both of them trying to help and by trying to help, they like to lay right on my freshly folded clothes. Schatzie, my youngest, has also been known to “unfold” something I’ve just folded. Daisy, my older girl, has no interest in unfolding….she just likes the warmth of the clothes from the dryer. 

Daisy waiting for pets

          When cleaning, they are right under my feet, sprawled out on the floor (they’re big girls….when they sprawl, they really sprawl!). Or better yet, they like to walk in front of me as I’m going from room to room then suddenly stop so that I trip over them. I’ve made some fantastic saves so I didn’t face-plant on the floor.

          And yet, these things are tolerable and sometimes, amusing (at least to my DH, who has instigated this behavior a time or two….They do not do this to him).

          BUT….there are times when their bid for attention is a bit distracting. Like when I’m writing. The younger one is very vocal and makes no attempt to hide the fact she is bored and wants some affection….she does this by standing as close to me as possible and barking softly (at first….she gets louder if I don’t acknowledge her and then she stamps her two front paws!). Neither one of them thinks anything of nudging my hand off the keyboard or shoving their toys at me or the best yet, trying to crawl on my lap. We are not talking about chihuahuas here….we’re talking almost 70 pound German Shepherds! It’s even worse if I’m sitting on the couch, trying to read!

          Still, I wouldn’t give them up for the world, even if my books do get slobbered on occasionally (fortunately, neither one of them has developed a taste for paper, as my old dog, Sasha, did….she ate my entire collection of Stephen King books!).

          So what, if anything, impedes your productive writing or leisure reading time? Is it the DH, the kids or dogs like mine?

          As always, happy reading (even if your dog—or cat—makes it a little difficult).

Marie  

My Traitor

For those of you who know my writing style, having to write about a no nonsense ex-Army sergeant pushed the boundaries of my normally light, quirky romantic suspense novels. As a side character to my Nadia Wolf series, Remy had only the occasional spot light. His story needed to be told. The result: AWESOME!!!


Remy Bourne’s view on relationships with women was crystal clear to everyone who knew him. He didn’t do them. Except once. And for that error in judgment, he paid the price in blood. Unfortunately, it wasn’t only his.

Ava Hunt was a part of Remy’s platoon. Her sole job was to get behind enemy lines and rescue soldiers. She worked hard, she fought hard, and she was the only woman that he had ever loved.

And she was a traitor.

After an excruciating stint in enemy prison — thanks to her — and six years of guilt — thanks to her, again — Remy finally rid her from his system and was ready to move on. But Ava had other plans and hunted him down. What could she possibly want from him this time that she hadn’t already carved from his chest six years ago? Remy intends to find out and stop her, but when Ava returns, so does the haunting past, threatening not only his life and those close to him, but his conscience as well.

Ava will force Remy to help her, if necessary, because she won’t take no for an answer. She has no qualms about fighting dirty to get what she wants — what she needs to survive. The only problem: Fighting dirty with Remy was what sparked their affair so long ago; something neither Remy nor Ava were prepared to rekindle.

This is a standalone book that can be read on it's own or following the Nadia Wolf series. Check out my website for more information, including links to purchase. I hope you enjoy!