Summer Scorcher Blog Tour – Week 6 – The Perfect Hero

Welcome to part two of my blog post on the Scorcher Blog Tour.
If you missed part one, please go here: http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com

Thank you, Arial, for hosting me on your site!

In my last post we were about to breakdown our perfect hero into sections. But before we do that, we need to welcome our five heroes into the room. They’ve graciously allowed us to perform a little experimentation.

Let’s start with our hero’s personality. His personality must shine. AJ, Lisa, Arial, and Sarah like their hero with a good sense of humour, patient, committed, and good natured. While Amie likes a hero who doesn’t take himself too seriously. Amie wants her hero to let her show him how it’s really done. Amie, you naughty little girl!

Now that Amie has introduced us to the naughty side of the scorcher ladies, let’s take it up a level and move on to our hero’s body. Breathe ladies, breathe.

We’ll start with the top of his head. A hero must have a head of full, thick hair that you just can’t wait to run your fingers through…right? Maybe not. . Sarah slips her fingers through her hero’s black hair with a slight wave. AJ is sinking her fingers into her hero’s soft and wavy hair. AJ isn’t fussy on colour, liking both dark brown and dark blond, while Arial is more partial to a colour of spun gold in sunlight. Then there’s Amie who has a secret obsession for dark, short, thick, and wavy…shhh, don’t tell her real hero, who’s bald! Amie will have to hide her hero from Lisa who likes her hero’s shaved head.

Next are those eyes. Those dreamy, lose yourself into eyes. Sarah swoons over her hero’s big brown eyes. AJ and Amie are fighting over the green-eyed hero, while Arial and Lisa go weak at the knees for a blue or green eyed hero. It sounds to me like these two wicked ladies will stare into any hero’s good looking eyes.

What about that voice? That oh-so sexy voice. AJ, Arial, Lisa, and Sarah like the deep, gravelly, and raspy voice. Arial is almost purring as her hero’s voice comforts and soothes her. Then there’s Amie, our naughty little scorcher, who does like her hero to have that deep tone with a little whiskey added to it. Wait! Amie likes to listen to her hero while he’s drinking a glass of whiskey? Correction…Amie likes the deep timbre voice, like aged whiskey. Oops, my mistake.

Is it time to go already? If you want to read the next instalment, go to Sarah’s blog. BUT before you go, answer my question below. AND don’t forget to comment on all of my six instalments of The Perfect Hero for a chance to win a PDF copy of Keeping Secrets. You MUST answer all six questions from each instalment to have your name included in the draw. The winner will then move on to the grand prize drawing of a $30 Amazon Gift Card.

Question 2: Tell me about your perfect hero’s personality, and describe his hair, eyes, and voice.

It’s all about the secrets in…Keeping Secrets

Buy links:
Secret Cravings Publishing Store
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
All Romance Ebooks
BookStrand

Scorcher Blog Tour – Week 5 – The Exception to the Rule

 

In case you’ve been skipping around during the Man Candy Post (tsk, tsk…naughty, naughty) go back now. You won’t regret it. Trust me.

Post #1 is here:  http://ajbooks.blogspot.com

Post #2 is here:  http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com

Post #3 is here:  http://www.authorsarahgrimm.blogspot.com

In my experience, rules were made to be broken – I am a writer, after all. My exception to the “he needs to smile” rule is David Gandy. David doesn’t need to smile. In fact, he can just show up. Free passes all around for David.

I’m wondering about the texture of his lips in this photo. Look soft, don’t you think? Hmmm…makes a girl wonder…

And David can go ahead and scowl all he wants. I’m not sayin a damn word.

For those of you that read Jezebel’s Wish, this is Matty. For those of you that haven’t, this is Matty. Here’s the buy link: http://tinyurl.com/3b89ogb  Just a little sumpthin-sumpthin for ya. You can thank me later.

There. Aren’t. Words.

Let’s all just take a moment to “absorb”, shall we? Wait….not done yet…still looking….daaammnnn… I could prattle on and on here, but seriously, why?

Shhhhh……

Once you’ve wiped the drool off your keyboard (or coffee splatter off your screen), head on over to Amie Louellen’s blog:  http://www.amielouellen.wordpress.com

I’m kickin things up a notch. Can you tell? Brace yourselves ladies…we’re about to get nekid! But remember, leave me a comment to be entered into the drawing for a free e-book copy of Jezebel’s Wish!

I can’t thank these people enough for making available the beauty that is David Gandy:  towleroad.com, flickr.com, socialitelife.com. Oh, and I should also thank my Scorcher Blog Tour Buddy, Arial Burnz for introducing me to David…THANK YOU, SWEETIE!

AJ Nuest lives in northwest Indiana with her loving husband and two beautiful children. She is the author of two contemporary romance novels.

Visit her on the web at:

http://ajbooks.blogspot.com

http://www.twitter.com/ajnuest

Email:  ajnuest@yahoo.com

Facebook: Tattered Pages http://tinyurl.com/3qvxyn6

Jezebel’s Wish Buy Links:

The Wild Rose Press:  http://tinyurl.com/446f7r3

Amazon.com:  http://tinyurl.com/3b89ogb

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Scorcher Blog Tour – Things That Make You Go “Oooooooooh!” – Part 4

Hey, peeps! I’ve got some mad love for those of you who’ve stayed with me this far. Mad Love!

Food and sex. Sounds like the makings for a sticky situation…yes? Well, I suppose if you and your honey buns decide to frolick in a large vat of chocolate, then yes, sticky would be the least of your problems. But, what I’m referring to is the wonderful ability of certain foods to enhance your desire and propel those lusty thoughts you’ve been harboring for your significant other into action.  I’ve touched a bit on this subject in previous blog posts, but thought I’d go over it again here, and list the top 10 foods that serve as aphrodisiacs. Some of these foods you’ll probably agree with. Others I think will surprise you.

Scorcher Blog Tour – Intimacy and Other Things Part V

Miss a stop on the tour? That’s okay, just hop on one of the links below and it’ll take you back to the blog you
missed.

Part I – Amie Louellen

Part II – Lisa Sanchez

Part III – AJ Nuest

Part IV – Darlene Fredette

Comment, comment, comment—don’t forget to leave your comment!

Let’s go over what we’re learned—names are important, conversation, eyeing each other, and the building of trust. You’ve got all that, right? Then let’s talk about the good stuff. That’s right—7 through 12.

7. Mouth to mouth

8. Hand to Head

9. Hand to Body

10. Mouth to Bosom

11. Hand to Erogenous Zones.

12. Consummation.

7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 are all expected—it’s Sex Ed 101. What surprises me is 8—head to hand.

Summer Scorcher Blog Tour Week 2 – Beauty

Welcome to Part 6 of Sarah Grimm’s guest blog on the Summer Scorcher Blog Tour – Week 2. If this is your first stop, you’ll want to start at Part 1 (Sarah’s blog) and continue to Amie, Lisa, AJ, then Darlene before returning here:

Part 1 – Sarah’s blog: http://www.authorsarahgrimm.blogspot.com
Part 2 – Amie’s blog: http://amielouellen.wordpress.com/
Part 3 – Lisa’s blog: http://www.lisasanchezromanceauthor.com/
Part 4 – AJ Nuest’s blog: http://ajbooks.blogspot.com/
Part 5 – Darlene Fredette’s blog: http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com/

Let’s pick up where we left off:

Scorcher Blog Tour: Why Vampires Are Sexy – Part 1

This is Week 1 and I’m honored to be the kick-off to our HOT and SEXY Scorcher Blog Tour! We have a great line-up for the next six weeks of HOT romance topics. And to make it a little more interesting…instead of reading the same blog post on six different blogs, we’re splitting the post up, so you’ll start at one blog and stop off at the other locations on the tour to read each part.

My novel MIDNIGHT CONQUEST is a vampire romance set in the early 1500s of Scotland, and is the first in a six-book series called BONDED BY BLOOD. As such, I thought it would be appropriate to explore the topic: Why Vampires Are Sexy.

Personally, there’s nothing hotter than a hungry alpha male wanting to devour me! Imagine that raw sexuality, mixed with danger, a pair of muscular arms wrapped around you, and sexual hunger that goes deeper than just a physical attraction. *drool* My vampire tales are not for teens! I’m fond of saying, “My vampires don’t sparkle…they EAT people…in more ways than one!” *eyebrow wiggle*

Yes, Vampires REALLY Exist!!

I Met A Real Vampire

Because I’ve become an amateur expert on the subject of vampires, people have asked over the years one profound question: Do you believe vampires really exist? The short answer is…YES!

Anne Rice‘s books inspired me to delve deeper into vampire fiction. I’ve written vampire poetry, studied the subject rather extensively, read countless books on the subject–fiction and non-fiction–and have finally released my debut novel…a vampire romance set in the early 1500s of Scotland: MIDNIGHT CONQUEST. So, I definitely wanted to believe in vampires, but never knew one…until this incident.

I was in the military at the time and in my twenties, going to technical school to learn a new skill, so I was in a strange and unfamiliar environment. While sitting in the day room reading, an attractive man came in. Even now, I cannot recall his face. I just remember thinking he was a handsome man and was flattered he sat at the table with me, starting up a conversation.

Forced to put my book down and interact, I became engaged in an interesting chat…but I noticed it was all about me. Normally, I don’t mind talking about myself, but he kept asking questions about who I was, where I came from, where I’d been, etc., so I became suspicious and limited my answers, not wishing to divulge overly-personal tidbits.

I noticed my energy waning. I crossed my legs.

MIDNIGHT CONQUEST Romance Trading Cards are Available!!

Front

Back - Broderick

Back - Davina

OMG I’m so jazzed at how my Romance Trading Cards turned out! WOOT!!! To see a close-up, just click on the images.

For those of you who are not familiar with Romance Trading Cards…they are the latest craze in the Romance Novel industry. Readers are going nuts for them!! They’re trading cards just like any other – people collect them, trade them, get them autographed and everything. For more information, I encourage you to visit the Romance Trading Card web site.

NEW Vampire Coaster Sets!

UPDATE: I now have pictures of the coasters. Click the picture to the left here for a larger version. And I’ve included some more pictures below to click on and see details.

OMG I am soooo excited to announce that my husband and I have created these really neat wooden coaster sets with vampire sayings on them. We’ve made them to celebrate my debut novel MIDNIGHT CONQUEST. We’ve created two sets: The Vampire Romance set and The Vampires Do It set. I have my comedy and tragedy masks in the design – they symbol of my Bonded By Blood Vampire Chronicles romance series. Each set is numbered and will have my debut novel information on the bottom of the holder. Here’s a list of the sayings:

Winner for June Contest Announced!

HOLY MOLY I got a lot of new entries for this month’s contest! Friend’s requests and page likes galore on Facebook and Twitter follows. This was pretty competitive this month and thank goodness for Random.org. Ok, without further adieu…the winners for my June Contest for MIDNIGHT CONQUEST:

Grand prize – Winner receives a signed trade paperback copy of my novel and a choice of one item from my Zazzle Store, so be sure to visit my store to pick something.

T. Lynne Tolles

Three lucky winners receive an autographed eBook version (yes, I said autographed) of my novel:

1. Lonnie Young

2. Patti O’Shea

3. Maureen Driscoll

I’ve had quite a spike in sales recently, so please let me know if you’ve already purchased a copy of MIDNIGHT CONQUEST. I’ll award the free copy to the next one on the list and I’ll contact you privately about an alternative gift. Thank you for all who participated and congratulations to my winners!!