D&W ~ You Know You Want to Know!

And the winner is....

~ Cathy M ~

:::throws confetti::::

I've emailed you off list and hope to hear from you soon. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and commented. I hope you'll all stick around for the rest of the ride. I've got some great things in the works and can't wait to share them with you.

Reading Romances is Celebrating and I'm Helping!

My hour to celebrate is at 7 pm EST. Come on over and comment. Why? You can win a $10 Changeling Press GC and a backlist title of the winner's choice from either me or Megan Slayer. So come on over!!! Here's the linky!

Drinking and Winning ~ Its a PARTY!

The Pre- Party Giveaway Hop is being hosted by Reading Romances as a preparation for their blogiversary party on March 29!

For my part of the celebration, I'm including not only my favorite drink but an excerpt from my latest novel, When You're With Me.

So what's my favorite drink?

Sweet Wine Slushies
makes six 4-ounce servings
One 750ml bottle sweet, fruity wine, such as moscato or icewine
Fresh orange juice or white grape juice (optional)
Ice cubes (optional)
Orange or strawberry slices, to garnish
Pour the wine into empty ice cube trays. You will need about 2 standard-sized ice cube trays. (Each cube portion is about 1 ounce.) Freeze the wine overnight, or for at least 6 hours.

When ready to serve, place 4 frozen wine cubes in the bowl of a small food processor or a blender. Blend quickly, in sharp bursts, just until the cubes have broken up. They will be soft and flakey to begin with, and it shouldn't take too much processing to turn them into a slush. Don't overprocess; this will turn them into liquid.
Scrape the slush into a martini glass, garnish with a piece of fruit, and serve immediately. Repeat for each serving.

I had these at Richard Childress' Winery down in Welcome, NC and YUM! Made with peach, berry or any kind you like. Nom, nom. And you can use simple fruit juice instead if you want the less high test version.
And now for that excerpt! Here's the blurb for When You're With Me...

A topless dancer plus a cynical cop doesn’t equal a lifetime love...or does it?
There’s more to Jude Nelson than just a sequined thong. She has big dreams of becoming an artist. There’s one tiny wrinkle in her plan-she’ll never forget the bloody image of her friend’s battered body in the dumpster.
Who can a nude dancer turn to for help? Certainly not a hardened undercover cop...
Detective Drew Alwyn is on the case to find out who murdered his good friend and fellow officer. But the moment he sees Jude, he can’t look away. He has to decide which is more important-his dedication to his job or the girl who holds his bruised and battered heart.
Will these two opposites come together to solve the case or will their desire consume them?
Reader Advisory: This story contains scenes of bondage, mentions of drug use by secondary characters, silk, sequins and art supplies used in foreplay, voyeurism and a little spanking for good measure.


EXCERPT TIME!!!

Ramon cupped her face in his hands and brought her lips to his. She had to know how he needed her—wanted her. It was a quick kiss, but it seared his lips instantaneously. The combination of lipstick, mouthwash and Jude nearly knocked him out. Her tongue grazed his lips and he sucked her into his mouth—tasting…enjoying her.
Jude paused one more moment. He could tell she liked it…a lot. She touched his chest with shaking fingers. A groan erupted from her throat and she rubbed against him. Heat radiated from her pussy on to his lap.
“Woman, you’re perfect for me,” he murmured.
“I’m…just me.” Jude fumbled for words and piqued his interest. Ramon assumed she didn’t hear words like that very often. Most women pushed the envelope—Jude exhibited clumsy inexperience. Even with the sexy bra and thick makeup, he could see the little girl inside. This was a woman who had been forced to make hard decisions in order to survive. She had class.
“I want to take you home. I need to.” Ramon rubbed her ass—so smooth against his skin and just the right size for his hands. Soft, supple and perfect.
“You can’t take me home. I’m not supposed to date clients.”
He brushed his thumb over her supple bottom lip. “Ah, but you’re wrong. I’m the new bouncer.”

What you can win here:

A pdf of When You're With Me!

Number of winners:

1

Open to:

Anyone who comments on the post and leaves their email in the post (can't contact you without it!) I'd be honored if you decided to follow the blog, but you don't have to.

How to enter:

Comment on the post! I want to know what book you'd read and what you'd drink while reading it. Yanno, like... Marley's Choice with a bottle of Yuengling or something like that. Must include your name AND email. If those three aren't there, I can't get in touch with you.

Hop and enter the other giveaways!

Romancing the Valentine!

The Romancing The Valentine Giveaway Hop is being hosted by Reading Romances!

There's a pdf from my backlist up for grabs. What do you have to do? Follow my blog and comment on this post. What kind of comment? You favorite love song. Yep. A love song. So let me see those songs and I'll use random.org to select a winner to be posted on VALENTINES DAY!!!!

What are some of my favorite love songs?
You're My Best Friend - Queen
Blonde Over Blue - Billy Joel
And I Love Her - the Beatles
Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen
There are more, but those are the ones I thought of on the fly.

What you can win here:

Number of winners:

Open to:

How to enter:

Hop and enter the other giveaways!

And the Winner Is...

The Romancing Christmas Giveaway Hop is being hosted by Reading Romances!

So who won the Romancing Christmas Blog Hop? The $5 GC to Changeling Press?

Latisha Jean (tishajean@charter.net)

I'll email you shortly with the details! CONGRATS!!!!
Thank you to everyone who commented. May you find great things on my blog and new reads you'll love. Thank you!!

Romancing Christmas Blog Hop!!

The Romancing Christmas Giveaway Hop is being hosted by Reading Romances!

What you can win here:

a $5 gift certificate to Changeling Press!!

How to enter:

Become a follower and comment about your favorite part of the Holidays!

Open to:

Everyone who is a follower or becomes a follower!