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7/27 Patty
Blount
7/28 Lia
Davis
7/29 Jodi
Linton
7/30 Shelly
Bell
SHELLY BELL
Twelve years ago, I gave up the search
for Mr. Right. After countless dates with frogs who never turned into
my prince, I’d decided I’d rather be single than endure another
night of listening to a man complain about his three ex-wives or brag
about how much money he made. Of course, that’s when I got the
email that would change my life. Here’s a snippet:
Hi Shelly,
My name is Jason and I live in
Milford. I hadn’t looked at the Speed Dating site in a long time,
and then I received an e-mail that the site was shutting down. So I
decided to take a last look and found you there. I guess my profile
on the site is fairly accurate, but I never submitted a picture or
completed any essays. Just from your profile, you sound like someone
I would like to meet. So to fill in the gaps from the profile (and
convince you that I’m not some crazy stalker) let me tell you a
little more about myself. I also enjoy camping and hiking as well as
traveling, mostly the US by car, but someday a bit more. I am a civil
engineer and work in Ann Arbor.
Boris the dog and I have a house in
Milford, walking distance to downtown. We usually get a bunch of
exercise walking all over town, but this cold makes it a little more
challenging. He likes the cold much more than me. Or maybe the fur
coat makes him not care…I’ll see if I can get a photo of myself
to send to you…
We spent the rest of the day emailing
back and forth. He didn’t get a photo of himself, but he did send
me one of his dog, Boris and it was love at first site! Jason and I
set up a phone call for the following day, and it was in that
conversation, I learned his last name was Bell. My mother had told me
that when she .met my father, she’d heard “bells” and I would
too. I didn’t want to get my hopes up, but I had a feeling he was
“the one.”
A day later, we met in person. As soon
as I saw him, it was as if a piece of me recognized him as my soul
mate. We talked for hours and only ended our date because I had a
prior event. Rather than wait, he called me that night and we spoke
another few hours on the phone.
Five months later, we were engaged and
six months after that, we were married.
Then Boris…became my dog too.
BIO
A sucker for a happy ending, Shelly
Bell writes sensual romance often with a bit of kink and
action-filled erotic thrillers with high-emotional stakes for her
alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines.
She began writing upon the insistence
of her husband who dragged her to the store and bought her a laptop.
When she’s not working her day job, taking care of her family, or
writing, you’ll find her reading the latest smutty romance.
She currently writes for Avon Red
Impulse.
Red Handed (A Benediction Novel)
An exhibitionist who's waited her
whole life to be seen …
After her stepmother is abducted,
Danielle Walker has no choice but to follow the kidnapper's cryptic
instructions. Under the guise of a sex slave trainee, she must
infiltrate Cole DeMarco's BDSM club and find evidence of his offshore
bank account … or she'll never see her stepmother alive again. But
Master Cole is no stranger, and despite the dark past they share,
Danielle cannot resist his magnetic pull.
The voyeur who's always been
watching …
As Danielle begins uncovering Cole's
secrets, the artistic voyeur arouses her deepest desires, and she
surrenders to a fiery passion she never expected. But with time
running out to save her stepmother, Danielle and Cole will face off
against an evil growing more ruthless by the day … and discover a
twisted web of lies, betrayal, and murder that neither saw coming.
JANE PEDEN
The stupidest pick-up attempt I ever
heard was when I was in my early 20’s working for a nonprofit
disaster relief agency on an out-of-town job in Pittsburgh raising
funds to help flood victims. After work a group of us from various
cities made plans to go out to dinner together. Everyone agreed to
go back to our rooms and change out of business clothes and meet up
in the hotel lobby in half an hour.
There was a particularly annoying guy
named Bob from the Cincinnati office who had been bossing me around
all day because he had been on many of these fundraising assignments
before, and this was my first. (Rule #1: If you are thinking about
trying to pick someone up later, it’s not a good idea to be
condescending to them earlier in the day.)
So, he knew what room I was in
and as I was getting ready to go down to the lobby he knocks at my
door. When I open it Bob says, I thought we could walk down to
the lobby together. Ok, that’s a little lame, but fine.
Then he stares down at his
hand as if he’s just discovered he is holding his briefcase, and
pastes this surprised, sheepish look on his face. Oh, wow, says
Bob, whose own room is about five doors down the hall, I don’t
want to drag this thing along to dinner. Can I just leave it here in
your room and pick it up after? (Rule #2: If you think leaving
your briefcase in a woman’s hotel room is your only chance you’ll
be invited in, you’re probably right.)
Needless to say, Bob never had
a chance with me (See Rule #1), and I told him I’d be happy to wait
right there in the hallway while he took his briefcase back to his
own room. I’ll admit, though, that I flirted with him a bit later
in cab on the way back from dinner, just so I could shut him down
when we got to the hotel. He deserved it.
Bob could take a few lessons
from Sam, the hero in my contemporary romance, THE MILLIONAIRE’S
UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL. When millionaire Miami lawyer Sam finds himself
alone in Las Vegas - and spots an elegant blonde also alone in the
hotel lounge – he knows he’d much rather the two of them spend
the evening together. But Camilla is as unapproachable as she is
beautiful.
Will Sam have better luck with
Camilla than lame-o Bob had with me? Well, he couldn’t do any
worse . . .
BLURB:
One night together will change his
life forever…
Camilla Winthrop is about to do
something she’s never done in her life—she’s about to ask a man
to marry her. Not just any man. She hasn’t seen Sam Flanagan in
almost five years, after he coldly walked away from a passionate and
intense two-week affair. Now Camilla is widowed and desperate…and
marrying Sam is the only way she can protect their son.
The son he never knew about.
A hugely successful attorney in Miami,
Sam certainly never expected to see the stunning Camilla come through
his door again. Nor can he ignore the desire heating his blood. But
after she tells him her situation, Sam is furious. He’ll marry her,
but under his terms. And he’ll take everything, including Camilla
in his bed…unless she can find a way to thaw the millionaire’s
icy heart once more.
BIO:
Jane Peden is the pen name of a Florida
trial attorney who writes sexy contemporary category romances set in
the exciting South Florida city of Miami, where millionaire lawyers
live extravagant lifestyles and find love when they least expect it.
When Jane is not in court, you can find her at the beach with her
laptop, dreaming up stories about successful, confident men who know
what they want and how to get it, and smart, sexy women who demand
love on their own terms. Her books promise sizzling chemistry in the
face of insurmountable obstacles. And just when things could not get
any worse, an emotional payoff that makes it all worthwhile. Jane
grew up in the mountains of western Pennsylvania, but decided early
on that the only thing better than escaping the cold for a two-week
vacation at the beach was to live there all year around, so she
traded her snow boots for a jet ski and has never looked back. Jane
lives on the sunny Gulf Coast of Florida with her husband, two kids,
two dogs, and a fish.
Her debut book,THE MILLIONAIRE’S
UNEXPTECTED PROPOSAL is available here:
KRISTI HANCOCK
At first I thought, what in the world
am I going to write about? I've been married for what seems like
forever, and I dated my husband exclusively for almost four years
before that. So I decided to cheat. My sister is divorced and just
experienced the worst pick-up attempt of her life. I'm going to share
her nightmare then I'll tell you the simple thing my husband did to
hook me then reel me in.
Sis, who isn't currently "on the
hunt" has an old friend from high school who plays acoustic
covers at different bars near where she lives. She likes to go see
him with some of her girl and guy friends from high school to indulge
in some no-pressure nostalgia. The singer--we'll call him Mike--knows
their little tribe comes just to see and support him, so he visits
with them between sets.
Approaching one of Mike's breaks on a
Saturday, an older gentleman sidled up to my sister and started
hitting on her. Whatever his come-ons were, they had zero impact on
Sis who kept finding more creative and aggressive ways to say "no"
while simultaneously flagging Mike down to come save her.
My sister is gorgeous and always has
been. I've spent my life watching men fall all over themselves to
grovel at her feet, leaving me to wonder, What am I? Chopped
liver? The point being that I can imagine exactly how this man
did whatever he could to garner her attention. He worked hard at it.
Before Mike could finish his song and come to Sis's rescue, the man
knocked his drink over. On my sister. On purpose. He then proceeded
to wipe it off her exposed legs as she fought off his octopus-like
moves.
Then he said, "I'm as bad as my
grandchildren."
Sis isn't looking for someone at all
right now and has only dated guys her own age. Nothing against AARP
members, but she isn't interested in pursuing them or anyone else.
Regardless, she's just not into more experienced men, let alone
seeking them out on Match.com. I can only imagine her trying to clean
herself up while simultaneously fending him off--while holding down
her mini-skirt and sitting on a barstool at a hightop table. Imagine
anyone trying to do that without falling off the seat.
Talk about what not to do.
Which begs the question, What in the
world did my husband do to land a wild child like me?
He didn't say a word. Mr. H. is a major
introvert and barely spoke with anyone in our group of friends. He
came to visit his brother in our college town right after I left for
a two-month internship, so he had bonded with our group while I was
away. One of us graduated shortly after I returned, and our small
circle of friends met up in a fast food parking lot before heading to
the ceremony.
I said, "I'm thirsty."
He passed me his Mountain Dew.
We spent the rest of the day together,
talking all through her party and into the night.
In the morning, he kissed me when the
sun came up. Sigh.
Every time I share that story I fall in
love with him all over again. We're living the dream: happily ever
after.
Rock His World Blurb
Sasha Ford lives life her way.
Tattooed, pierced, and professionally satisfied, the Seattle
music-lover has found her groove. She’s living her dream as a
free-spirited graphic artist, but the fearless vixen has grown bored
with her booty-calls and is on the prowl for a new conquest. Her
trademark black eyeliner and scarlet lips serve as both invitation
and warning to any man she pursues.
Seven years of college transformed
small-town bad boy Avery Kingston into a super-geek. New to the city
with his shiny PhD, he struggles to find his social identity by
connecting with his tough guy roots. Attempting to merge his past
with his present in the counter-culture, he finds himself in over his
head—especially when sexy Sasha drags him into her world of
mosh-pits and after-parties.
Sasha only expects a one night stand,
but their searing chemistry leads them in a direction she’s less
than comfortable with. Confronted with the female version of who
Avery thought he could be, Sasha’s sexual advances bring out a
carnal need to give as good as he gets. Sasha believes she can't
maintain her own identity if she’s in a serious relationship, but
Avery wants more than sex from his hot rebel. He must convince her of
his love and respect for her fierce independent streak or say goodbye
to her forever. Is Avery strong enough to make Sasha break her own
rules?
Pre-order Links: Liquid
Silver Books | Amazon
About Kristi Hancock
After years as a
slave to corporate America riding in Learjets and limos, Kristi
Hancock dropped out of the business world to teach English and
reading at an inner city school. A voracious romance reader since her
teens, she was thrilled to discover she could write something more
than technical manuals and business proposals. She lives with her
husband, a tabby cat, a Maltese, and dozens of colorful fish. She
loves being a passenger on her man’s motorcycle as they carve up
winding mountain roads and speed across the local lake in their boat.
With a Buddha statue on her desk, a teddy bear dressed like
Shakespeare on her shelf, and a drawing of a skull with a Mohawk on
her wall, she lets her imagination run wild as her characters tell
her their naughty stories for all the world to read.
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