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Come Fly with Me, oh, you sexy billionaire you…on My Sexy Saturday #98
My Sexy Saturday #98!! Click on this LINK or the graphic above to go to Blog Hop List!
Here’s how it works: Lynn Crain heads up this amazing blog every week with a new theme; it’s up to the authors to post 7 paragraphs, 7 words, or 7 sentences. Sexy, of course. Please visit the other authors, too.
In Lynn’s words:
Our Sexy Man
Welcome to the 98th week of My Sexy Saturday.
This week’s theme is Our Sexy Man and need we say more. This is all about the sexy men in our books. The young ones, the old ones, the middle aged ones, the ones who turn us on like no other. It’s all about the sexy, hot romance they bring to the pages of the books we read and the books we write.
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So naturally I have to write about JACE CHANTIERS, the sexy billionaire in “Come Fly with Me,” especially when I just re-did the cover with Mr. Sexy up front and center:
Here’s the set-up: London’s Heathrow airport
New Year’s Eve
Kacie Bennett is stranded in London and desperate to get home to avert a family crisis. She’s shocked when a tall, dark handsome stranger offers her a first class airline ticket, no strings attached.
What’s a girl to do?
Jace Chantiers is a self-made oil billionaire, a player who can have any supermodel he wants, but he doesn’t believe in love. That would mean opening up about the pain in his past, something he swears he’ll never do. When he has to cancel his date to fly to San Francisco for an urgent business meeting, he overhears Kacie’s panicked phone call from her sister and is intrigued by her plight.
He never expected to ring in the New Year with a gorgeous blonde who needs his help. Kacie gets under his skin with her go-to attitude, hard work ethic, and strong dedication to her family. Something he never had growing up. She makes him wonder if he’s missing out on something, something his money can’t buy.
Can Kacie resist this gorgeous man the British tabloids have labeled the sexiest man alive? Does she dare lose her inhibitions at thirty thousand feet…or will she also lose her heart?
This is the scene when Kacie boards the airbus and the flight attendant shows her the tabloid with the sexy billionaire on the cover:
“The Daily Sneek dubbed him the sexiest man alive. His picture is splashed all over the front page.” She winked and handed her the scandal sheet.
Kacie’s eyes popped. It was him all right. There, sprawled on the cover of the glossy gossip sheet was the gorgeous hottie who bought her a ticket home. The man’s charisma grabbed her, as bold and sexy on paper as he was in person. The paparazzi had caught his hard, muscled body in a candid shot somewhere on a white, sandy beach. Shoulders so broad they spilled off the page, his naked chest glistening with sea spray, his abs tighter than a clamshell. And a come-hither grin that would have any woman crawling on her knees to get close to him. His brooding black eyes stared straight into the camera as if daring the photographer to take the shot.
And she had to sit next to him for the whole flight, squirming in her seat, wild feelings stirring within her. Smell his woodsy scent, dream about unbuttoning his silk shirt and running her fingers up and down his muscular bronze chest. It would be pure hell not to let her fingers wander over the armrest and grab his sleeve, feel his forearm tighten under her touch. She’d fooled herself into believing she could handle it. She couldn’t.
She was in dangerous territory with a man this powerful and, God help her, this sexy. She’d only get hurt. That didn’t change how she felt. She wanted to taste his lips, lose herself in his kiss, his body strong and warm against hers.
Kacie groaned inwardly as she followed the flight attendant up the winding stairs toward the first class cabin. With each step, her heart pounded louder in her ears. Mr. GQ was waiting there for her. The memory of the moment he held her gaze with his piercing dark eyes lingered within her like sweet, dark molasses on a stick. He wasn’t a soufflé that needed more sugar or a vichyssoise choking with chives. He was the hunkiest piece of beefsteak she was ever going to meet in her life. A fantasy she’d always dreamed about experiencing with a stunningly handsome man, but never would back home in Forgotten Valley.
Her case of the jitters just got worse. She wondered how she was going to handle being that close to him, inhaling him for the pure joy of it, her body aching for something she could never have.
Her New Year’s Eve sucked.
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Come Fly with Me is a New Year’s novella — only 99 cents–a wild, sexy flight on an airbus from London to San Francisco in first class!
Check out the first class seat–just right for cozying up to this sexy hunk on a long flight…
BUY LINK at AMAZON for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited only 99 cents
Photo credit: Lufthansa A380 First Class
© Magnus Skjølberg | Dreamstime.com The first class chair/bed in an Airbus A380 from Lufthansa. The first class is located in the upper floor. A380 is the worlds largest airliner at this time. Photo taken on: September 15th, 2010
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Writers Reach: Roberta Kagan with ‘THE PROMISED LAND’
You absolutely MUST read this post about fellow Kindle Scout winner, Roberta Kagan’s book, “The Promised Land.” A post WW2 story that will wring the tears from your soul and then re-fill it with hope. And love. A true gem. Thank you to Jennifer Skutelsky for doing this wonderful interview.
On Fridays right here, writers talk about their books, their process, where they’ve been, and where they’re going. Today Roberta Kagan joins us to celebrate the launch of her novel, THE PROMISED LAND, a Kindle Scout winner published by Kindle Press.
The Holocaust robbed Zofia Weiss of all she holds dear. The Secret State Police have confiscated her home, killed her friends, and imprisoned the man she loves. After searching through displaced persons’ camps and finding nothing, Zofia is sure that her lover is dead. With only her life, a dream, and a terrifying secret, Zofia illegally boards The Exodus, bound for Palestine.
Along with a group of emaciated Jewish survivors, Zofia sets out to find the Promised Land. Despite the renewed sense of hope, Zofia lives in constant fear since the one person who knows her dark secret is a sadistic SS officer with the power to…
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Strawberries, you, and a hunk for National Strawberry Parfait Day
Did you know early settlers discovered strawberries in Virginia (where my Civil War time travel romance takes place) back in 1588?
“Love Me Forever” is the story of star-crossed lovers on a plantation called Rosebriar…where no one is what they seem.
Add vanilla parfait…and you have the perfect dynamic duo.
Enjoy!
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be on pre-order at Amazon.com on July 13th, Monday! (I’ll update with the link when it’s available.)
You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Double Your Pleasure on National Pralines Day with this…well, you’ll see.
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be on pre-order at Amazon.com on July 13th, Monday! (I’ll update with the link when it’s available.)
You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Writers Reach: James M. Jackson with ‘ANT FARM’
You gotta check out this awesome interview with my fellow Kindle Scout winner, James M. Jackson, a scholar and a gentleman…and a damned good mystery writer. Thanks to fellow Kindle Scout winner, Jennifer Skutelsky, for this awesome interview!
On Fridays right here, writers talk about their books, their process, where they’ve been, and where they’re going. Today James M. Jackson joins us to celebrate the launch of his novel, ANT FARM, a Kindle Scout winner published by Kindle Press.
In this thrilling prequel to BAD POLICY and CABIN FEVER, when 38 retirees meet a gruesome end at a picnic meant to celebrate their achievements, financial crimes consultant Seamus McCree comes in to uncover the evil behind the botulism murders. But the deadly picnic outside Chillicothe, Ohio, isn’t the only treacherous investigation facing Seamus; he also worms his way into a Cincinnati murder investigation when the victim turns out to be a church friend’s fiancé. While police speculate this killing may have been the mistake of a dyslexic hit man, Seamus uncovers disturbing information of financial chicanery, and by doing so, puts his son in danger and…
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Strawberry Shortcake Day, 4 hunks, and you
Just bought a bunch of strawberries and I’m about to make a tantalizing sweet glaze from fresh berries to make the strawberries glisten on Strawberry Shortcake Day.
One berry, two berries…one hunk, one hunks…uh-oh, guess I got carried away with my graphic, but I’m not complaining.
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be on pre-order at Amazon.com on July 13th, Monday! (I’ll update with the link when it’s available.)
You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Red Rose Day…and the Scent of a Lover
I adore red roses.
Velvety, lipstick-red with a scent that makes you tingle down to your toes.
Even more so when there’s a man involved.
So here’s today graphic on Red Rose Day.
Mmm…
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be published soon!! You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Love Me Forever pre-order date on Amazon: July 13th
I couldn’t resist putting up this graphic for LOVE ME FOREVER with the Pre-order date on Amazon — July 13th, Monday!!
Here’s a special treat: An excerpt from the chapter when Major Flynt Stephens, Union Army surgeon, first realizes the young Confederate prisoner in his hospital tent is a female:
“I’d bet a Yankee dollar, Major, there’s something mighty strange about that young Rebel,” the nurse whispered, twisting her mouth.
“I’m of the same mind, but we need him.”
“Him is it?” she said, raising up her bosom. “I’m not so sure about that, Major.”
Flynt frowned. “What are you talking about?”
Pursing her lips, she cast him a wary smile. “You’ll find out.”
She mumbled a few choice words about what was the world coming to, and then eyed the young lieutenant with distaste as she picked up the bedpan and—
“Excuse me, sir,” the nurse said to the Confederate and, before he knew what happened, she spilled the contents, causing him to lose his balance and stumble against the major.
Flynt grabbed the young officer and a flash of heat shot through him, a sensation so unexpected it shook his senses to the core.
My God, what’s this?
A woman’s breasts?
He drew back, puzzled then disturbed. Warm nights…silken sheets…perfume.
He couldn’t speak. He was dumbfounded, his entire being shaken. He couldn’t move and he could barely breathe. He struggled to keep from blurting out his discovery.
The Rebel prisoner was a female.
He felt a stirring within him, something he didn’t want to admit that brought a hardness between his loins. Did he dare imagine that a beautiful woman existed under all that blood and dirt? He’d heard stories about women enlisting in the Army, both North and South, and fighting as men. A good set of teeth to rip open a bullet cartridge, a trigger finger that worked, and a firm handshake was all that was required to join up. It was no secret the promise of a steady paycheck was often the reason behind such reckless female behavior.
That didn’t solve his immediate problem.
Flynt couldn’t see her face under the broad-brimmed hat, but the fullness of her breasts was quite evident when she pushed up against him. She was tall, making her charade as a man believable, with a leanness about her uncommon to most women he knew. Too often they bound their bodies with boned corsets and rounded hip pads.
He released her, though not willingly. Her lean figure added to her appeal. She was strong and lithe, like the mountain cats he’d hunted west of the Mississippi, but she was no country girl. Her manner of speaking, though strange sounding to his ears, told him she was well-educated.
An adventuress? Or was she a female physician? That would explain her disguise since women in the medical field were rare.
Her presence put him off-balance and put him in an awkward position, but he couldn’t stop a smile from curving over his lips.
Who is she? he wanted to know.
More important, what was he going to do with her?
Hope you enjoyed the excerpt from LOVE ME FOREVER
Check back for more info as we get closer to the Kindle Press pre-order date on July 13, 2015, Monday.
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be published soon!! You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Share your fave book on “Best Friends Day”
I couldn’t resist posting this adorable pic of two “best friends” sharing a book. To me, sharing the stories we love is a fun facet of any best friends relationship.
And yes, the puppy finds a home in the sequel. Best friends love happy endings.
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She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be published soon!! You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Under the Yummy Doughnut Tree…National Doughnut Day
I’m a doughnut girl.
Sprinkles, double chocolate, glazed, old-fashioned, and oh my God, I’d give anything for a warm, crispy, gooey apple fritter just about now with my morning java.
So this post will be short and oh so sweet because I’m headed out to the doughnut store.
Before I go, an update on my Kindle Scout book, LOVE ME FOREVER (details below) — I just found out my book will go up for pre-order around the middle of July. That also means everyone who nominated it will receive their free copy at that time. Nice.
I think this fab news calls for two apple fritters!
Cheers!
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She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
LOVE ME FOREVER is a Kindle Scout selection and will be published soon!! You can read the first 5,000 words HERE. You’ll meet both my heroines and both my heroes in the excerpt. It’s a saga of love and romance and war. Believe me, I walked every road, fought every battle with my characters, even walked around in a hoop skirt to “get it right.”
This is a book of the heart…any questions? Please ask!!
Thanks for stopping by.
~Jina
Once upon a story... 