Friday, August 31, 2012

My Books!

Hey fellow readers! I just wanted to post a link to my books! For those that love Paranormal Romance you'll love my stories. They're available for Kindle or in print! Download your copy today! You won't be disappointed!

http://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Daye/e/B00790K6XA/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Latest Reviews from InD'Tale Mag!

Ladies and Gentlemen! I am very happy, thrilled and overjoyed to announce that The Colonial received a 4.5 star rating and The Gypsy's Dance received a 5 star rating in this month's issue of InD'Tale Magazine! Check it out!

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Win A FREE copy of one of my books!

In my next book Raziel's Redemption my heroine owns a pastry shop and I'm looking for a name. The person who comes up with the winning name will receive a FREE copy of one of my books!

Sunday, August 26, 2012


Sizzling Sunday
with Joyce Holmes



1.  How did you make the decision to become a writer?

I have always loved to write, but for many years raising kids and making a living took most of my focus.  When I turned 40, I decided it was time to do something for myself.  I'd always wanted to write a book.  So I did.  It wasn't the best, but I continued to learn the craft and have since written several more.  I hope I'm getting better.

2.  Who is your favorite author?  Favorite book?

I'm one of those people who read across a broad spectrum of genres.  I could never pinpoint a single favorite author or book.  Some authors I enjoy are Ken Follett, Jean Brashear, Dan Brown, C.J. Carmichael, Julie Cohen, Robert Ludlum, Carly Phillips.  I could go on and on…

3.  Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?

Everywhere.  Sometimes from a snatch of conversation, sometimes a song or something I heard on TV.  Once the seed is planted, it has to germinate for a while before I really know what direction it's going to take.

4.  Do your characters come first or does the plot come first?

Usually the plot.  But as the characters come to life, the plot sometimes takes some unexpected detours.

5.  Have you ever fallen in lust… I mean love with one of your characters?

I fall in love with all my heroes.  If I didn't find them irresistible and sexy, I could never convince my heroines to fall for them.

6.  When it comes to your sultry sex scenes – where do your ideas come from?

My characters think about sex, they talk about sex and they do actually have sex, but the scenes themselves tend to mostly happen behind closed doors.

7.  Have you ever been turned on by something you've written?

More touched emotionally.  As I said in question 6, I don't write hot sex scenes.

8.  If you had the opportunity for a one night stand with one of your characters who would it be and why?

I don't think my hubby would approve, lol.  But since it's make-believe, I'd likely have a go with any of my heroes.  They're all pretty hot.

9.  Tell us about your current novel.

My new (and first) release is titled Show No Weakness.  It tells the story of Cole, an RCMP officer, and Joely, a child social worker.  Joely is a single mom of a teenage son and she's warm and caring and wants to help heal everyone in need.  Cole is definitely in need.  He just won't admit it, not even to himself.  Years after his daughter's death, he's still overwhelmed by feelings of grief and guilt, and the only way he can deal with these emotions is by hiding from them.  Joely falls hard for this wounded man and they face many struggles, both together and on their own, as she uses love to penetrate the armor around Cole's heart.

10.  Is it a stand alone story or part of a series?  If it's a series what can we expect in the next chapter?

It's a stand alone, although I really do want to tell (Joely's coworker) Maggie's story one day.  I just haven't figured it all out yet.

11.  What can we expect from you in the future?  Any new books in the works?

I have a story that's just about ready to submit.  It's less of a family drama than Show No Weakness is, more of an office romance, of sorts.  After that one is off my hands, I'll take a look at the other stories I've written and decide if I want to dust any of them off or if it's time to write something new.  Maybe Maggie's story.

My personal sites:

amazon.com/author/joycemholmes    (amazon author page)


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Another Sizzling Sunday!

Join me this Sunday when I interview Joyce Holmes, author of Show No Weakness!

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sizzling Sunday
with Elysa Hendricks 


1.       How did you make the decision to become a writer?
I don't think I actually "decided" to become a writer. I've always been a "storyteller." My very earliest memories are of imaginary people, places and animals. My best friend and I used to act out stories, which I kindly created. We spent our day in stables full of beautiful horses and magic castles. Because I hated jumping rope and other physical activities, in grade school I convinced my classmates I was an alien from Venus and spent my recess time spinning tales of distant worlds for my eager audience. I do remember the exact moment I decided to try and write a book. Christmas Eve 1989. (Yes, I began writing when I was only two.)
2.       Who is your favorite author? Favorite book?
 I can't say I have one favorite author or one favorite book, but if I had to pick just one book to have on a desert island it would be either Kathleen Woodiwiss's THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER or Karen Robards TO LOVE A MAN. To decide I'd have to flip a coin. I've read both of these books numerous times.
3.       Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?
I have an inspiration bush growing in my backyard and every day I go out and pick a couple of ideas. Actually, everything in life gives me inspiration. The bluebird who insists on attacking my bathroom window. People in the grocery store yelling at their kids. Newspaper  articles and TV news casts.  TV shows. Movies. Books. The list is endless. I'm always looking at the world and wondering "what if?"
My latest release THE SWORD AND THE PEN was inspired by a combination of the TV show Xenia The Warrior Princess, the movie Stranger Than Fiction, the book Inkheart, and the Twilight Zone episode A World Of His Own with Keenan Wynn. STAR CRASH came about because of my love of Star Trek, the Planet of the Apes movies, and the Roddy McDowall Twilight Zone episode People Are Alike All Over. Inspiration is everywhere. I barely have to look.
4.       Do your characters come first or the does the plot come first?’
Sometimes the characters come first, but usually it's more that I see a situation in my mind then I have to figure out the who, what, why, when, where, how and what if of the story. In STAR CRASH I wondered what it would be like to be treated like an animal in a zoo. In THE SWORD AND THE PEN I wondered what I'd do if one of my fictional characters appeared in my living room.
5.       Have you ever fallen in lust… I mean love with one of your characters?
 Since every character I create, heroes, heroines, and villains all represent parts of me, I love all my characters. But unlike the hero in THE SWORD AND THE PEN I have a good handle on reality.  If one of my fictional characters showed up in my "real" life I pretty sure I'd freak out. That's way too much adventure for this gal. My motto for real life is: Boring is good. Excitement is vastly overrated. I like to keep all my excitement contained between the pages of a book.
6.       When it comes to your sultry sex scenes – where do your ideas come from?
I live with my own personal romance hero. He's my inspiration and though he'll deny it - my research partner.
7.       Have you ever been turned on by something you’ve written?
Of course.  I know if it doesn't turn me on, it's not going to turn on my readers. Writing love scenes is tough. There's only so many ways Tab A goes into Tab B or C, so for me writing love scenes is about the emotion rather than just the motion. And writing emotion is both exhilarating and exhausting, but just like the real thing the results are worth the effort.
8.       If you had the opportunity for a one night stand with one of your characters who would it be and why?
I'd love to spend time (after I finished freaking out) with any of my characters, but since I'm a one-man woman I won't be having a one night stand with any of them. Besides, since I created them all in a way they're my children, so having sex with them would feel icky. On top of that if I did get it on with one of the heroes, his heroine would get really pissed at me.
9.       Tell us about your current novel.
THE SWORD AND THE PEN is my latest release.
If your fantasy became your reality, what would you do? That's the question Brandon Davis has to answer when his fictional creation, warrior woman Serilda appears in his living room.
1   Is it a stand alone story or part of a series? If it’s a series what can we expect in the next chapter?
At the moment THE SWORD AND THE PEN is a stand alone contemporary fantasy, but at some point in the future I might write another book based on the Wizards of Word.
STAR CRASH, my sexy sci-fi adventure romance is the first in my STAR CHRONICLE series. STAR RAIDERS will be released shortly.  And I'm working on STAR BORN, which will feature secondary characters from STAR RAIDERS.
   What can we expect from you in the future? Any new books in the works?
My current WIP is a contemporary jungle romance TANGO IN PARADISE, which features an idealistic, naïve school teacher and a cynical mercenary on the run in a South American country during a revolution. I'm hoping to release it before the end of the year.
In addition, a friend and I have written a humorous mainstream book. GRANNIES AND TRANNIES: VEGAS OR BUST is The Golden Girls meets The Bird Cage on a wild, wacky and heartfelt road trip to Las Vegas to rescue a friend from the Mob. We're shopping it around to agents and editors. Wish us luck!

THE SWORD AND THE PEN

Blurb:
It was time. After penning ten popular sword-and-sorcery novels, Brandon Alexander Davis was ready to move on. Ready to stop hiding in his fictional world. Ready to start living a real life. There was just one problem: as he plotted the noble death of Serilda D'Lar, his fictional creation, complete with mile-long sword, skimpy leather outfit and badass attitude, appeared in his study.

Was she nothing more than a crazy fan, or had Brandon finally cracked?

This warrior woman whom he knew so well, so strong yet vulnerable, was both fantasy and reality. She was an invitation to rediscover all he once knew--that life is an incredible, magical journey and, for love, any man can be a hero.


Links:
THE SWORD AND THE PEN
Available from Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/sword-pen

STAR CRASH
Available from Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/starcrash-
starchronicles

Web site:
http://www.elysahendricks.com

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Sunday, August 12, 2012


Sizzling Sunday
with Danita Minnis

 1.       How did you make the decision to become a writer?
I think my characters made that decision. J I had daydreams of my hero Falcon in life-threatening situations. After about three weeks of him almost getting run over by a car, stabbed with an ugly serrated blade and thrown into a fiery pit, I succumbed. Falcon wanted his story told! 
2.       Who is your favorite author? Favorite book?
Do I have to pick just one? It’s a tie between Anne Rice and Jude Deveraux. J I love any of Anne Rice’s vampire Lestat books and her Mayfair witches. I also can’t do without Remembrance by Jude Deveraux and her recent Edilean series.
3.       Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?
Suspenseful, haunting movies really affect me. I’m drawn to romance and horror, a common theme in my stories.  Fascinating topics like reincarnation have been a big influence in my happily-ever-afters.
4.       Do your characters come first or the does the plot come first?
My characters definitely came first! I saw Falcon clear as day in my mind while people were trying to kill him. One day I went to the hair salon and there he was staring up at me from a Dolce & Gabbana perfume ad.  Male model David Gandy was Falcon before I knew he was David Gandy! Angel is a little quirky like Zooey Deschanel, and similar in looks. She’s sexy but doesn’t really know it at the age of twenty-one.
5.       Have you ever fallen in lust… I mean love with one of your characters?
All the time. I have three on my mind right now, including my heroes of book two and book three of the Cardiff series. They are hot. That’s what I call inspiration!
6.       When it comes to your sultry sex scenes – where do your ideas come from?
Ummm…me. I’m just a naughty girl, what can I say!
7.       Have you ever been turned on by something you’ve written?
All the time! Hotness = Inspiration!
8.       If you had the opportunity for a one night stand with one of your characters who would it be and why?
Falcon…no, Roman from book 2…no, Xavier from book 3. Oh, forget it, who am I kidding? All three of my heroes!
9.       Tell us about your current novel.
Falcon’s Angel is a labor of love. As I mentioned earlier, I knew Falcon, what he looked like and how he was even before I started writing this story of reincarnation. Falcon and Angel  met in eighteenth century France. With the devil-worshipping cult il Dragone after them, it was a murderous time. In present –day Italy, Falcon and Angel meet again. They don’t know who they are, but il Dragone remembers and wants to finish what they started. If Falcon and Angel can remember the gifts of the past they might have a chance to beat il Dragone in this lifetime.
10.   Is it a stand alone story or part of a series? If it’s a series what can we expect in the next chapter?
Falcon’s Angel is part of a series but each story stands alone. Each novel has its own conflicts to be worked out. The characters all have their own special dilemmas to conquer.
11.   What can we expect from you in the future? Any new books in the works?
The Cardiff series continues with book two where we get the story of Angel’s parents and their tangle with il Dragone. They wait somewhat impatiently to explain her unique ancestry in this second novel. In book three, her uncle Xavier is on the verge of becoming immortal for love. He and I are still debating that outcome. At the moment I want him to be able to have children. Xavier doesn’t care about that as he never had a liking for children. To his point, Xavier’s immortality would aid in the battle against il Dragone. In the end, the characters write the story, so we’ll see how it all works out.

Excerpt

Naples, Italy

Falcon stood in the shadowed courtyard of the Naples Conservatory.
She left the building right on schedule. She had arrived early and stopped by the panetteria to pick up breakfast. She preferred the sweet rolls. When she left the music school, it was near dark.
Her schedule of classes wasn’t that bad. It was the time she spent practicing alone in whatever unoccupied classroom she could find that kept her there all day. She was dedicated, and very beautiful.
She had bumped into him in the hall two days ago on her way to class, “Scusi, Signore.” He did not know which was more shocking; the sound of her rich contralto or those huge liquid gold eyes, a striking contrast to the midnight waterfall rippling down her back.
He had purposely stepped in her path that day to confront her about the Stradivarius she carried. When he got a better look at her, he smiled “Perdonami,” and let her pass. Her lithe form glided down the hall.
If this goddess is a thief, she won’t have to take anything from me. I’ll give her whatever she wants, and more.
Although he allowed her to see him just that once, he had been watching her ever since. He did not know her name yet, but he called her Angel. Her unusual eyes made her seem like a fairy. Her fluid grace only enhanced the impression of an ethereal wood sprite.
The warm breeze lifting her summer print skirt silenced those thoughts.
Damned if he was not holding his breath waiting for the end of those legs before the gentle curve of her hips.
She crossed the darkening piazza and her full breasts danced under the white camisole top, making his mouth water. She was on her way home now.
She was staying at the Casa di Città on Piazza Avellino and now so was he. The apartment, a few avenues away from the Conservatory, was in the cultural Greco-Roman district, where the buildings themselves looked like archaeological finds.
Falcon emerged from the cluster of fig trees in the courtyard. He stopped when a man exited a side door off the Conservatory. The man started walking behind Angel.
Turning toward the fountain in the courtyard, he gave the man a head start. He fell in step behind the man, who carried no books, no instrument. Is he a teacher, or a lover? No, not a lover. The man didn’t even call out to the girl. He did not know her.
Falcon strolled along, looking into shop windows he passed. The man ignored a streetlight, but Falcon stopped, making sure no one followed him. With an idle shift from side to side, he waited for a car to cross the intersection.
Across the street, a teenager sat on the steps of a closed shop. He’d been there for the last few days. The car stopped at the curb in front of the teenager.
Someone should pick him up.
He would not jeopardize his cover for drug trafficking. He would leave that to the local polizia.
The light changed and Falcon crossed the street, satisfied that the man following Angel was alone.
They were walking through the ancient Roman marketplace, which was deserted now. When the girl got closer to the church built on the site of an old temple, the man began to close the distance between them.
Falcon shook his head as she reached the church corner. She never noticed the man who was just a few feet behind her now. When the man pushed her into the gloom around the church corner, they were lost from his sight. The girl screamed.
Sprinting, he rounded the corner. About ten feet away, the man was trying to wrestle the violin case from her against the wall.
Falcon pulled out his gun and aimed. “Let her go.”
The man turned toward him, and the girl pulled at his ear. The man bent, holding his stomach. He made an inarticulate sound before running away along the side of the building into the darkness.
Falcon darted past the girl and followed the man into the shadows.
What the hell?
Something flitted overhead, darker than the darkness in which he now stood alone. He pointed the Glock upward even as a figure walked up the side of the building. It looked like a black cloud but more solid than it should be.
Before he could get off a shot, the darkness disappeared over the side of the roof.
Staring at the dead end in front of him, Falcon put his gun away. No doors or windows on either side.
Where is the guy? Must be a hidden door somewhere, he’d check it out later.
Falcon turned back toward the girl. Beyond her, across the street, the man he had been chasing got into a car.
“No way,” he murmured as the car sped off. No way could the man have gotten past him in the alley.
The girl had both arms wrapped around the violin case in front of her. She was leaning against the church wall, crying.
A street lamp flickered on above them, belatedly bathing the passage in revealing light. She did not seem to realize that he was there.
“Did he hurt you, Signorina?”
She looked up. He lifted his gaze from her heaving chest.
“Grazie,” she whispered, wiping her face with the back of her hand. She shook her head. “I am fine.”
“You should not be walking alone at night.” The harsh reprimand in his voice surprised him. She was very young. Her tears wrought such vulnerability that he softened his tone when he came to stand in front of her. “Do you know that man?”
“No, I have never seen him before. But ... he knew me.”
“What did he say to you?”
She looked down at the violin.
He stared at her until she looked up. Ah, she had just found her story. It was in her eyes, and it was not the truth. The fear in her eyes told him that story would never change.
“He didn’t say anything, but the way he looked at me...”
Her chest heaved again. He almost smiled; she was having a hard time with this lie.
She stared at him. “You are from the Conservatory. I saw you the other day.”
“Antonio Russo, Tony to my friends.” She did not hesitate to shake his hand, and he did smile then. She might be lying to him but at least she did not see him as a threat. She continued to stare at him. She must want more. “I’m taking classes at the Conservatory,” he added. “I play piano.”
“Oh yes, I’ve seen you in Signor Gattano’s class.”
He had signed up for the class because it was right next door to hers. So, she had noticed him, too. He smiled wider.
“Signorina, I could call you Bella, but that would not satisfy my curiosity.”
She lowered her eyelashes over cheeks flushed the color of the terracotta tiles on his mother’s sunlit patio in Tuscany. She tanned well for one so light. He almost lifted his hand to touch her cheek. There would be little satisfaction in knowing her name now that her skin was singing a siren’s song to him.
“My name is Angelina Natale.”
“Ah. You are an angel, after all. I have not seen you around here for very long. Did you just fall from heaven?”
He watched her full lips while the sound of earthy laughter, though shaky, amped up the adrenaline coursing through his veins. A vision of her lying naked beneath him, her golden eyes glazed in passion, teased him.
“I am from England. I’m here for the symphony.” Her Italian was excellent.
“Angelina Natale, I would be honored if you would let me escort you home.”
She put the violin case under one arm. “I would like that.”
There was blood on her closed fist.
“Are you hurt?” He moved closer.
She moved her hand behind the folds of her skirt and backed into the wall.
He waited, leaning his hand against the wall above her head, inhaling her perfume. A beguiling combination of ... amber, apples and musk. The scent suited her, organic, delicious. He wanted to lift her skirt right now and take her against this wall, those long legs wrapped around him.
Angelina examined the buttons on his shirt that were in such close proximity. Stepping away from him would be cowardly, and he would guess she was made of sterner stuff. When she looked up it was with the defiance he expected from a cornered tigress.
He held her gaze, reaching behind to bring her fist out from the folds of her skirt.
The bloody gold in the center of her palm was a heavy medium-sized loop engraved with a stylized dragon. She had pulled it from the man’s ear and he had not made a sound.
“A memento?” He whispered in English close to her lips.
“I don’t want it. You can have it,” she answered in her native tongue. Now, that was the truth. Her British accent was tinged with a weary sadness. He wanted to pick her up against his chest and carry her home.
She had courage. Even while his mind worked to figure out what her role was in the mystery of the Stradivarius, he admired that.
He couldn’t leave her alone now. Not on a street where men escaped him when cornered in an alley and black clouds slid up church walls.
“Are you hungry?” Their lips were inches apart and he wanted to kiss her, but that would have to come later.
“I forgot about lunch. I had caffe at four. I’m starving,” the beautiful tigress admitted.


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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

This Sunday on Sizzling Sundays...

This Sunday (Aug 12th) Author Rosanna Leo will be joining us where she will fill us in on her latest book and  her favorite sexy hero!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

New Book in the Works

Started working on a new book called Her Last Request. It's about a beautiful plus size woman who catches the eye of the angel of death. Intrigued?

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Sizzling Sunday 

with Tom Covenent...



CD:     How did you make the decision to become a writer?
TC:      It isn't something that I decided. I didn't wake up one day and think 'I'm going to be a writer' and start writing, but I'm sure you know that isn't how it works. I don't really think of myself as a writer at all, I'm just someone who writes! When I was a boy, I used to write, not stories, just prose. It was only very recently that I actually completed a story.  
CD:       Who is your favorite author? Favorite book?
TC:        I dont really have a favourite author, I have favourite books, favourite stories. 'Dont  Look Back', Daphne Du Maurier, some HP Lovecraft works, some Stephen King but not all, I loved 'Lord of the RIngs and read it more than 5 time, I buried myself in his world.
CD:        Where do you get the inspiration for your stories
TC:        An interesting question! From life, either as it is or as I think it could be!
CD:        Do your characters come first or the does the plot come first?’
TC:        Characters first. My stories develop on their own, I like to be surprised, just as the reader does. Sometimes I wonder where the line is between reading and writing!
CD:       Have you ever fallen in lust… I mean love with one of your characters?
TC:        No, never. They are usually my escape, they do things I don't do. I dont respect them - but I enjoy them immensely.
CD:        When it comes to your sultry sex scenes – where do your ideas come from?
TC:        Experience of course. I'm kidding! Usually I just take things further than I ever did in real life, go to places I never dared!
CD:        Have you ever been turned on by something you’ve written?
TC:        All the time!
CD:        If you had the opportunity for a one night stand with one of your characters who would it be and why?
TC:        I'd run a mile! Seriously, they are far to daring for me!
CD:        Tell us about your current novel.
TC:        Well, it's not a novel. Its a collection of short erotic stories.
CD:        Is it a stand alone story or part of a series? If it’s a series what can we expect in the next chapter?
TC:        They are stand alone stories but I intend following all of them up, the characters have much more to give.
CD:       What can we expect from you in the future? Any new books in the works?
TC:        Volume 2!

Here is a description of Tom's book along with the link to purchase a copy of your very own!
A summary...

These six hot erotic tales are shaped just right to spice up those lonely nights alone, or maybe add a little extra fun to those not so lonely nights with your partner. Why not snuggle down to read together? Wives, husbands, lovers, everyone will find a story to suit, in this hot first volume.            
 Six erotic tales for the nights you find yourself alone.
1. Amateur Porn Wife
When their sons work colleagues come to call, they find Frank and Carol prepared for a Friday night of passion. After watching a TV channel dedicated to amateur porn, their visitors convince them that they could do better. Soon it’s lights, camera – and action!... (Read more) Six erotic tales for the nights you find yourself alone.
1. Amateur Porn Wife
When their sons work colleagues come to call, they find Frank and Carol prepared for a Friday night of passion. After watching a TV channel dedicated to amateur porn, their visitors convince them that they could do better. Soon it’s lights, camera – and action!
2. A Greek Orgy
It was the first time he had seen her go topless on the beach, he never imagined it would be like this!
3. Walking in the woods
To escape the boredom of a Bank Holiday, they take a walk in the woods. Another couple may have had the same intention, but their walk turns out to be far more far more interesting.
4. A Husbands Tale
She didn't know what dogging was, but she does now!
5. A MILF Exposed
She went along to support a project, only to find she was the project.
6. Coming out
A fetish shared is a fetish doubled.


Saturday, August 4, 2012

Reviews!

Ok people! I really appreciate the fact that you all take the time to write reviews about my books after you read them but let me explain what a review is... A review is your opinion of the story - the plot, the characters, etc. It's not to beat down on the author because Nook or Kindle has reformatted what was actually written to fit their systems. I realize at times this can be an issue but is no fault of the authors. Please keep that in mind when you write your reviews! And please do not write a review unless you've read the book!