Name Nixie and Julian's Baby!

I've set up a couple polls here and on Facebook. Help me pick the name for Nixie and Julian's little one! Baby Emerson will be born September 17, a couple months after the events in Beauty Bites.

The poll is to the right, just under the banner.

You can add options to the Facebook poll.

Poll on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/questions/10151443628469621/

3T Writing Tidbit

Using the right word usually means picking striding vs lumbering when describing how a hero walks. But there are mistakes that are easy to make. Savvy readers will wince and even casual readers will know something is off. Here are some of the more common gotchas.

There, their, they're. "Look there! They're screwing their story."  ("Look there (place)! They're (they are) screwing their (possessive--think mine!) story.")

Discreet, discrete. This is one of mine. "Be discreet about who you tell. Keep who you tell discrete." (Discreet is careful; discrete means distinct parts--remember ete keeps the ees distinct, separate.)

It's, its. This is bizarre because "its" is the opposite of the general possessive rule (Nixie's book). But "it's" is NOT possessive. Think yours, mine, ours--its. In this case "it's" is the contraction (it is). So it's really hard to know its possessions.

Thanks and hugs to my readers!

My Edie and the CEO giveaway/release tour is over--whew, what a party! Big thanks and hugs to all my readers, to those who commented, and to those who participated in the Rafflecopter giveaway.

And the winner of the Kindle/Nook giveaway is Chris Bails! Congratulations to Chris! Chris has requested a Kindle Paperwhite which has been ordered and will soon be on its way.

My profound thanks to Author's Angels for putting together another flawless tour. Thanks too to all my lovely hosts!

Heart Breaking Reviews
Romance Book Craze
Harlie's Books
Read Your Writes **INTERVIEW
My Life Beyond Labels
My Fiction Nook
Tattooed Book Review
Guilty Pleasures **REVIEW
Melinda Dozier
Blackraven Erotic Cafe
Storeybook Reviews
AJ's Reading Nook
Simply Ali
What's On The Bookshelf
Reality Bites! Let's Get Lost!!
Sugar and Spice Reviews
Escape2Books
My Odd Little World
Blackraven's Reviews
A Little Fiction of Every Flavour
Literary R&R
Smardy Pants Book Blog
Sarah Aisling

My Dream Heist Team--Guest Tamara Morgan

Tamara's tagline is "Laughter is good. Love is better." A woman after my own heart :) She's here today celebrating her BRAND NEW RELEASE Confidence Tricks. Please welcome fellow Samhain Publishing author Tamara Morgan!

My Dream Heist Team

One can’t really write a heist romance without spending considerable time watching heist movies. (At least, this is how I justify spending countless hours with my television and calling it research.) In all my *ahem* research, I discovered that between the plotting and explosions, the sexual tension and the humor, the very best movies always boil down to a great team.

Good Example: Ocean’s Eleven, which has possibly the best heist team of all time.
Bad Example: Tower Heist, a movie I’m still trying hard to forget.

Since I live firmly in the land of fantasy, I decided to make my very own heist dream team composed of real-life experts, movie greats, and eye candy.

• Point Man: George Clooney, naturally. Danny Ocean will forever be my favorite heist lead, and I refuse to replace him with anyone else. He will wear tight pants and swagger.
• Driver: Jason Statham. I don’t actually know if he’s a very good driver in real life, but no action movie is complete unless he’s in it. True fact.
• Generic Token Hot Girl: Emma Stone. I know, I know. It’s a terrible cliché, but every heist movie has a pretty young thing to lighten the atmosphere. Emma made an awesome con woman in Zombieland, too, so she can bring some extra talent.
• Wise Old Man Who Has Since Retired: Morgan Freeman. Ah, Morgan Freeman, fulfilling Wise Old Man roles since the 1980s.
• Pick Pocket/Planter: David Blaine. I’m not gonna lie—real life magicians are kind of hot. Shiny shirts. Fast hands. Guyliner.
• Demolitions/Tech Guys: Mythbusters. I don’t know why anyone would plan any kind of high-tech break-in without the Mythbusters. And not just for their mad skills at blowing things up. I love red hair. And mustaches.
• The Muscle: The Rock, of course, preferably a la The Tooth Fairy. That will forever be my favorite The Rock role.
• Guns: Michelle Rodriguez. Now, I don’t always condone the use of guns in a heist movie (in fact, they’re better when the cast has to use alternate means), but if someone has to come in blazing to save the day, I want it to be her.
• Comic Relief: Amy Poehler. No real reason. I just love her.
• Chameleon (You know, the person who blends in with any crowd and changes costumes at the drop of a hat?): Daniel Day Lewis. Seriously. I didn’t even know he was a real person until like last year. The dude can transform. 

So there you have it…my dream heist team. Who would you want on your side?

About Confidence Tricks

A life of crime is easy…until love goes all ninja on your ass.

Asprey Charles has always assumed he would one day take his place in the family art appraisal and insurance firm. “His place” meaning he plans to continue to enjoy his playboy lifestyle, lavish money on his Cessna, and shirk every responsibility that dares come his way.

But when a life of crime is thrust upon him, he is just as happy to slip on a mask and cape and play a highwayman rogue. After all, life is one big game—and he excels at playing.

Poppy Donovan vows that her recent release from jail will be her last—no more crime, no more cons. But when she learns that her grandmother lost her savings to a low-life financial advisor, she’s forced to do just one more job.

It’s all going smoothly until the necklace she intends to pawn to fund her con is stolen by a handsome, mocking, white-collar thief. A thief who, it turns out, could take a whole lot more than money. If she’s not careful, this blue blood with no business on her side of the tracks could run off with the last thing she can afford to lose. Her heart.

Warning: This book contains masked crusaders, a remorseless con woman, and plans to boost a ten-million-dollar painting. Expect high speeds and fast hands.

About Tamara Morgan

Tamara Morgan is a romance writer and unabashed lover of historical reenactments—the more elaborate and geeky the costume requirements, the better. In her quest for modern-day history and intrigue, she has taken fencing classes, forced her child into Highland dancing, and, of course, journeyed annually to the local Renaissance Fair. These feats are matched by a universal love of men in tights, of both the superhero and codpiece variety.

Her home is in the Inland Northwest, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and variety of household pets. Feel free to drop her an email at tamaramorganwrites (at) gmail (dot) com or follow her on Twitter at @Tamara_Morgan.


Tamara's website: http://www.tamaramorgan.com/
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Kindle/Nook giveaway Edie and the CEO FINAL WEEK!

Today starts the second and final week of my Edie and the CEO blog tour with EREADER GIVEAWAY! Be sure to visit these wonderful sites for more chances to win :)

"Fun, exciting and a little naughty..." ~Kitty Angel for Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews

Edie and the CEO 

Amazon, BN.com, ARe, Kobo, iTunes

February 11
What's On The Bookshelf
Reality Bites! Let's Get Lost!!

February 12
Sugar and Spice Reviews
Escape2Books

February 13
My Odd Little World
Blackraven's Reviews
A Little Fiction of Every Flavour

February 14
Literary R&R
Smardy Pants Book Blog
Sarah Aisling

February Giveaway

This month my blog tour giveaway is pre-empting the 1st Tuesday! Want a chance to win a Kindle or Nook (up to $120)? Join me on my Edie and the CEO Blog Tour!


February 4

Heart Breaking Reviews
Romance Book Craze

February 5
Harlie's Books
Read Your Writes **INTERVIEW
My Life Beyond Labels

February 6
My Fiction Nook
Tattooed Book Review
Guilty Pleasures **REVIEW

February 7
Melinda Dozier
Blackraven Erotic Cafe
Storeybook Reviews

February 8
AJ's Reading Nook
Simply Ali

February 11
What's On The Bookshelf
Reality Bites! Let's Get Lost!!

February 12
Sugar and Spice Reviews
Escape2Books

February 13
My Odd Little World
Blackraven's Reviews
A Little Fiction of Every Flavour

February 14
Literary R & R
Smardy Pants Book Blog
Sarah Aisling

Edie and the CEO Release Day!

My debut contemporary romance novella, Edie and the CEO, releases today! This is a fun, sensual romp you can recommend to all your friends :) And check out the GIVEAWAY deets at the end.

Edie Rowan is passionate about workers’ rights, wanting her Sixties protester grandparents to be proud of her. But championing the little guy gets her in trouble with sexy CEO Everett Kirk. Kirk is Mr. Ultra-Executive with his expensive hand-tailored suits and his eyes the steel blue of a finely tempered sword—but for the intriguing contradictions of his neat ponytail and square workman’s hands.

Edie’s latest disaster, a teambuilding exercise gone facepalm wrong, leads to a knockdown drag-out with rival manager Bethany “The B”—or add the “Itch”—Blondelle. The incident is the last straw for Kirk. He sends Edie to management camp and to her shock, announces he will drive her there himself. She wonders why he would want eighteen hours of enforced intimacy with her, even as she’s dazzled by his sparkling white smile and killer dimple.

Everett walks away from the confrontation with a headache. For years he has protected Edie from the fallout of her righteous crusading, but this may be the last time. A corporate backstabber is trying to eject Everett from his job. Even so, he’s looking forward to spending time on the drive with Edie, attracted to her sunny red curls, fiery personality and fine dark eyes.

Then a snowstorm forces them to seek shelter in an empty mountain cabin. Edie thinks she will take the lead in wilderness survival but Kirk proves more durable than his Italian loafers and silk sweater would suggest. The extended stay rubs them together in all sorts of ways, kindling emotional and physical flames. But when their corporate shells burn away, what secrets will be revealed?

“Funny, unique, witty and smart – the romantic comedy is back!” –Edie Ramer, author of Stardust Miracle

Read an excerpt!

Want to win a Kindle or Nook (up to $120)? Join my Edie and the CEO Blog Tour! Complete details at Author's Angels.

Today's stops:

Heart Breaking Reviews
Romance Book Craze

Tomorrow: 

Harlie's Books
Read Your Writes (INTERVIEW!)
My Life Beyond Labels