This just in…

Hurry! Get your Kindle copy of Alison Kent’s newest release — free!!!

~ With Extreme Pleasure will be available in the Kindle ebook format until November 24.

~ And the even better news is you don’t have to own a Kindle to get your free copy!

~ You can download — free! — Amazon’s Kindle for PC and read Kindle books on your computer!

~ So what are you waiting for! Time’s awastin’!

Consider yourself flashed.

This just in…

Harlequin Blaze authors are up to a whole lot of fun.

~ April 1 saw the start of the Harlequin Blaze Authors Blog where you’ll get nothing but Blaze all the time – author info and chat, new releases, excerpts, contests – you name it!

~ Alison Kent, Bonnie Edwards, Jade Lee, Jill Shalvis, Kimberly Raye, Leslie Kelly, Nancy Warren, and Tori Carrington are just a few of a long list of Blaze authors who will keep you up to date about their books and schedules and offer nothing but entertainment for everyone who drops by.

~ The first of every month, Senior Editor Brenda Chin will lead with a blog post and only fun ensues thereafter.

~ So be sure to check it out!

Consider yourself flashed.

This just in…

Author Jo Leigh lost the love of her life to cancer on June 13. Their story is the stuff romance novels are made of.

~ They met in 1976, had a happy but tumultuous relationship and eventually broke up. They made contact again in 2002 and married in 2005. Read more here.

~ Authors Alison Kent, HelenKay Dimon, Larissa Ione, Stephanie Tyler are helping Jo pay for medical expenses by holding fundraising auctions and all the help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

~ If you have items to donate – books or book baskets/collections, critiques, ARCs of upcoming releases, mentoring opportunities, web or promotional material design work, etc., please email the item description to the following email address: forjoleigh@gmail.com.

~ Jo has written for Harlequin Blaze, Temptation, Intrigue, Special Projects, Silhouette Intimate Moments and Meteor Kismet. She also shares her knowledge and experise by teaching writing classes.

Consider yourself, unfortunately, flashed.

So you did it! You educated and amazed me. People came up with all sorts of new titles, for books published in a number of genres. Some were really a surprise. We have picked four winners in the “New and Improved…Title??” Contest. Read on to find out who has won a copy of At Risk, by Alison Kent, the first book in the SG-5 series (formerly known as The Bane Affair.)

And the Winners are:

sharmi

RobynL

TerriW

Dina

Congratulations! Please send your snail mail address to redwyne @ gmail dot com. Please put “At Risk contest” in the subject line.

This month, the first book in Alison Kent’s Smithson Group (SG-5) series, will be reissued as a mass market paperback. Along with the expected new cover, the book formerly known as The Bane Affair has now been titled At Risk. At Risk will be available exclusively at Walmart.

The Summary:

Christian Bane is a man of few words, so when he talks, people listen. One of the Smithson Group’s elite force, Christian’s also the walking wounded, haunted by his past. Something about being betrayed by a woman, then left to die in a Thai prison by the notorious crime syndicate Spectra IT gives a guy demons. But now, Spectra has made a secret deal with a top scientist to crack a governmental encryption technology, and Christian has his orders: Pose as Spectra boss Peter Deacon. Going deep undercover as the slick womanizer will be tough for Christian. Getting cozy with the scientist’s beautiful goddaughter, Natasha, to get information won’t be. But the closer he gets to Natasha, the harder it gets to deceive her. She’s so alluring, so trusting, so completely unexpected he suspects someone’s been giving out faulty intel. If Natasha isn’t the criminal he was led to believe, they’re both being played for fools. Now, with Spectra closing in, Christian’s best chance for survival is to confront his demons and trust the only one he can . . . Natasha . . .

You can read an excerpt here. Then come on back and enter to win one of four copies of At Risk!

The Contest: You often see books being reissued with new updated covers, but new titles? Not so often. To enter the contest, tell me another book that was published first under one title, then another. Alternately, you can give the name of a book that was turned into a movie, with a new title. Be sure to include both titles. I’m really curious to see what folks think of. The only thing I could think of was The Boyfriend School by Sarah Bird, which I became familiar with as a movie called Don’t Tell Her It’s Me with Shelley Long, Jami Gertz and the Goot. I can still remember the theme song. In a fascinating twist, I later saw it re-run as The Boyfriend School.

*CLOSED–So, one book/story, two titles. Educate and amaze us. Contest closes Friday, June 6 at noon (PST). Good Luck!!

This just in…

Several books in Alison Kent‘s Smithson Group series, published by Kensington Brava, are being re-released with new titles and featuring some hot hunks on the covers…

• At Risk is the new title for the previously titled The Bane Affair, due out in June 2008.
• In Danger features two prior titles, The Shaughnessey Accord and The Samms Agenda, and will be released in July 2008.
• Deep Trouble also has two previous titles, The Beach Alibi and The Mackenzie Artifact, and is slated to be out in August 2008.

Only available at Wal-Mart.

New books in the series will be released in 2009.

Consider yourself flashed.

Alison Kent, author of the soon to be released Tex Appeal (1 Feb 08, Harlequin), lets us in on her dirty little secret – she’s already got piles of books on preorder at Amazon.com.  Well, maybe not so secret (now) and maybe she’s not so alone in this predicament… 

I had to come up with 12 of something!!

Twelve 2008 Books I have already pre-ordered from Amazon

1. Evermore: A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl (2 Jan 08, Signet)

2. Twilight Fall: A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl (1 Jul 08, Onyx)

3. Tempted by Megan Hart (1 Jan 08, Spice)

 4. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas (25 Mar 08, Bantam)

5. The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne (2 Jan 08, Berkley)

6. The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square by Rosina Lippi (14 Feb 08, Putnam Adult)

7. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson (4 Mar 08, Grand Central Publishing)

8. Extreme Danger by Shannon McKenna (29 Jan 08, Brava)

9. Hold Tight by Harlan Coben (15 Apr 08, Dutton Adult)

10. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (4 Mar 08, Atria)

11. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (15 Jul 08, Bantam)

12. Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown (12 Aug 08, Simon & Schuster)

What about you?  Have anything on preorder you’re willing to share with the class?

Alison Kent is running another interesting contest for her newest novel Deep Breath. This hits stands April 1 and will be number 7 in the SG-5 series.

This time it is on her blog. Go check it out.

I would have so blown it today. And I didn’t even step into a bookstore. Go figure but since they are all trade size the only way really to get them and not pay out the nose is online. Here is hoping my Books A Million order goes well this time.

New Books Coming Soon to A Home Near Me!
Larger Than Life by Alison Kent
Didn’t AAR review this already? I can’t find it. Ah well I thought I had already bought this book. But I can’t find it. Which means it didn’t make it to the register with me or hell if I know. But since I loved Kiss & Makeup I have been on a Kent glom.
used I have picked up:
Four Men and a Lady
Bound to Happen
and I already had the SG-5 books… now I just need time to read them

Kick Ass by Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, Angela Knight, Jacey Ford
Not sure if this will be worth the 9.80 I just paid but I have hope…
The last anthology I bought I still haven’t finished. But I do so love me some MJD and AK so with luck those will be good. And Maggie Shayne, I don’t think I have read her yet, even though I have a few other anthologies she is in. And I am have no clue who Jacey Ford is. So hope hope hope hope I might find two new faves.

Really Unusual Bad Boys by MJD
I don’t care what you guys say, I loved Derek’s Bane. So there.

Mercenaries by Angela Knight
This could really fuck up my order. I thought it came out in December but both BAMM and Amazon are saying Sept and I think it was in the RT. So here is hoping.

Ready by Lucy Monroe
LLB had great things to say about this book and even though I haven’t read The Real Deal yet I finally have it. And I think I will likey.

Five new trade size books, don’t you love how I stick to not buying them.

hmmm I want to say I have bought some other things this week… good god I am working too much my brain is cloudy
OH I finally got my hands on Heidi Betts Blame it on the Blackout. Since reading Blythe’s review I have been dying to read this. Having the book is a good step in that direction .

Nobody’s Saint by Paula Reed was another find I have been wanting. I have been waiting to blog on the other two after I read this one. So who knows when the hell that will be. But it is mine mine all mine. I am way sad Reed’s next book sounds line women’s fiction.

There was one or two others I had been looking for I found but I damned if I can think of the titles at the moment. And I have picked up a handful of Blaze’s, of course not finding the one I wanted. I will blog on those later. Probably before I get a chance to read any but who knows, next week might hold wonders that give me more time to blog. Like not working 7 hours on a saturday… yes I know, bitter much…

Ok off with me. I am gonna go read Spell of the Highlander and try to keep Maili’s voice out of my head.

Kiss & Makeup by Alison Kent

I have been slowly dipping my toes into the series pool. Since I have Hush, the first book in the multi-authored Do Not Disturb miniseries, and wanted to try out a Blaze, I jumped at the chance to read Kiss & Makeup. I am pleased to report giving up my Blaze! virginity was everything a first time should be: fun, exciting, inventive, and hot, and I can’t wait to do it again. Of course Kent’s book is a touch too quick, but such is the nature of the category romance and first times.

Rest of the review is here

go forth and read

geeze wasn’t someone suppose to be watching me or something? next thing you know, I am gonna have to be responsible for my own actions… 

But hey I could drink my money away or have a shoe habit or whatever

hi my name is sybil and I am a bookaholic

Trade:
Men of August – Marly’s Choice By Lora Leigh
Thanks nicole! I really need to set up a trade list or something.

Used:
Southern Comfort by Karen Kelley
I have never heard of this book or this author. Anyone have an opinion?

Widow’s Little Secret by Judith Stacy
I am a Harlequin Historical whore, what can I say.

Letters From a Stranger, Forever and a Day and Unspoken Vows by Connie Rinehold
Kristie J made me do it. Well she rec’ed Letters and I am easy.

New:
Jamie by Lori Foster
This is the end of the Visitation series. I really didn’t think I would like this and had Just Say No to Joe forever before I read it. For whatever reason it completely caught my interest. Lori Foster is a hit or miss author for me. I hope this ends the series well.

Beach Blanket Bad Boys by Linda Lael Miller, Alison Kent, Lucy Monroe, Jill Shalvis, Susanna Carr, Morgan Leigh
note to self: order trade size books from amazon or bamm. I just paid 15.00 bucks for this. The line up of authors is great so I am hoping it was worth it and it is the second of the bad boy books I have bought new. So all in all it is worth the price. But the next one, will be purchased online.

Bad in Boots – Colt’s Choice by Patrice Michelle
I love a good western, make it a hot western and I am in heaven. I have only read one story by Patrice Michelle Hearts Are Wild with Cheyenne McCray , Patrice Michelle , Nelissa Donovan and I enjoyed her story. This is the second in the Bad in Boots series and in sybilfashion I don’t have the first one yet. oops I do have Dragon’s Heart, A Taste for Passion (vamps) and A Taste for Revenge (vamps) to read. She does say there will be more BiB books coming as well as the vamps.

Beauty Like the Night by Liz Carlyle
New to me author, I am really enjoying her backlist.

Marry the Man Today by Linda Needham
I am not really sure why the hell I bought this. I have only read two books by Needham and didn’t like either. I am trying to cut back on my ‘spy’ books. And she is a dreaded avon author (looks at kristiej). I didn’t even know about this book and honestly, ::hangs head:: the cover caught my eye. It is purple with a carriage and really pretty font. I picked it up and was in a rush (got there 20 mins before they closed). I am going to look up what I can on the book and I MIGHT go back and exchange it tomorrow for something else. Ten to one I throw it in the tbr pile and use it for that avon post I am going to someday do.

Hero, Come Back by Stephanie Laurens, Christina Dodd, Elizabeth Boyle – talked a lil about this one earlier

Master of Pleasure by Jessica Trapp – talked a lil about this one earlier

hee and the library sale is tomorrow at 11 Then I think I am set for the week. The thing that really sucks ass, is I am going into work in the morning. le sigh I would have had more time tonight to read the shit load of books I have but real life got in the way.