Thursday, March 14, 2013

Lucky in Love Blog Hop!




So, are you lucky in Love?

Do you have the Perfect Mate?
Or do you have your "search engines"  working on overdrive 
looking for that special someone?

 Leave a comment answering any of the questions above
 for a chance to win a $10 Amazon e-Gift Card.

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Check out my Latest Release:

Tex McCoy is lucky to be out of prison...
And Love, well that's going to be hard to do when for the past ten years 
Tex has been dead on the inside...




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"Okay, I have to say this first: Tex McCoy absolutely rocked my fictional world… Fatal Promise was gritty, emotional, and one of the best books I've read this year so far..." Sizzling Hot Books Review


Excerpt
...but being left alone with Tex McCoy, the murderer, she found it difficult to summon her characteristic stubbornness. She glanced up at him and saw him gazing out the window. With him filling it, her normally decent-sized kitchen suddenly appeared small. It seemed to shrink even more when his eyes slithered from the window to her—so much so that it seemed to become devoid of oxygen, and her breath caught in her throat. He took a step toward her. At that point, her breathing seized altogether. His hand came out, nearing her face. Or was he going for her throat? She panicked and gasped for air as if his hands were already around her neck and squeezing. Was he going to…strangle her? She slapped his hand away. “Don’t you dare touch me!”
He shoved his hand into the pocket of his jeans. His eyes, if at all possible, became darker, almost black, but his expression remained impassive. “You have dirt on your face,” he said flatly and remotely, as if he’d expected her impulsive reaction.
“Oh.” Her hand went to her cheek, the one he had planned to innocently wipe off for her. She rubbed it, wondering if she’d overacted. What was she going to do when he freely walked around her house, took a shower in her bathroom, or slept in the bedroom below hers? Was she going to jump with every step he took? Was she going to lay awake all night? And the shower—her shower. Rainey decided thinking about Tex McCoy naked in the shower wasn’t a good idea. He was a killer. But he already served his time, right? Was he…reformed? Wait, was she really trying to rationalize here? It was manslaughter, not murder, right? And he did claim self-defense. Right. Then why’d he brutally stab Curtis Watson multiple times?
The questions swarming through Rainey’s head were undoubtedly the same questions the jury had asked. Their answer to that question had earned Tex the maximum sentence of fifteen years. The unanswered question that remained was why Tex McCoy and Curtis Watson, a hired hand who’d worked at the McCoy ranch three years prior to the murder, had gotten into a brawl outside of the bar in the first place, the scuffle that eventually led to Curtis’s death.
For the sake of her son, Rainey had to believe Tex was reformed. She had to trust he had no other choice and that he had a damn good reason for killing Curtis Watson.
“Uh, I’ll show you to your room,” she said, diverting her eyes from his so she could start down the hallway. She couldn’t hear him behind her. She glanced over her shoulder. He was right there, near and looming, with all the prowess and silent pursuit of some sly, predatory panther. Her heart slammed into her chest wall. She straightened her back, valiantly suffering through another panic attack. When she reached the spare bedroom, she opened the door and walked in. “This used to be my grandmother’s room. Nobody’s stayed in here since she died, but it has a queen-sized bed, an empty dresser…” She stopped and turned, practically bumping into him. Swallowing her insistent fear, she took a step back. “You do have clothes, don’t you? I, um…well, I don’t see any luggage or a duffle bag.”
“Yeah, I have clothes,” he said and moved forward, recapturing the distance she’d intentionally placed between them. “My things will be dropped off later.”
“Oh,” she breathed, backpedaling until she hit the wall. “Good.” Her body went still. He was standing just inches from her. He wasn’t touching her, but she felt pinned against the wall just the same.
He lifted his hands and placed them alongside her head, resting them on the wall. Now, she was literally pinned. His eyes drifted to her mouth, and every nerve trembled from the inside out. She wanted to run. Her breathing seized, and her heart had stopped midbeat. Fear was winning.
He leaned forward, and his dark lashes lifted until his eyes met hers. “You look scared,” he said, in a voice so low, ominous, and deep that it shook her insides.
She stood there, speechless.
Ever so slightly, like his menacing approach, his lip curled up. “That’s good,” he said, swaying dangerously closer. “You should be, Rainey Ann.” His eyes ran over her face. “In fact, you’d better take that fear and hold it real close.”
His hand came from the wall, dark lashes lowering once more. He gazed at her lips. They were quivering, but at that moment, Rainey couldn’t have cared less if he saw it. She was terrified. Warm fingers scraped her shoulder, slithered up her nape, and gripped around her neck. His fingers indented her skin, and being strangled came back to mind.
“Or,” he said, tilting in toward her ear, their bodies bordering lethal contact, “you could give in to that fear right now and scream...” Click Here for more info




This Hop has TWO grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times! 
1st Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
2nd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!


To Continue on the hop got to:  http://carrieannbloghops.blogspot.com/ 
or here's a few of the links around mine...


Thanks for Stopping by!!

48 comments:

  1. Great giveaway, thank you :) Im looking forward to reading your new book!

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  2. i hope to be lucky one day because i'm still searching for my soulmate

    thank you a lot!
    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. Great excerpt! I'm adding to my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway.
    kaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com

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  4. I have the perfect soul mate. We have been together for 18 years and still going strong. He supports everything I do and like and always has my back. And he spoils me rotten..... just the other day he bought me a new nook because I was complaining about the battery not lasting long on my old one. Such a sweetie!
    mrs.robinbird@gmail.com

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  5. No perfect mate here. Do they exist?

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  6. I have my perfect mate going on 19 years and am thankful every day for him. Carin
    mawmom at gmail dot com

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  7. I was lucky and found him by accident!
    modularmates(at)comcast(dot)net

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  8. No, I am not lucky in love.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

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  9. I haven't met my soul mate yet, but then again, I'm not actively searching.

    supersatchmo at myopera dot com

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  10. Following you all over and happy to be here!

    Hope you'll stop by my post and do the same! I am very lucky in love, and so thankful.

    http://www.ninetteswann.com/2013/03/lucky-in-love-blog-hop.html

    email ninette.swann at gmail.com

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  11. Congrats on your new release, Kelly! Great excerpt!
    I have the perfect man, or as perfect as men can be. ;)
    He is amazing!
    Thank you for the wonderful giveaway. I hope you have a fabulous weekend, Kelly!

    FB follower
    trb0917 at gmail.com

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  12. Congrats on your release. Thank you for this swell giveaway. taylormadefiction (at) gmail (dot) com

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  13. Your book sounds really good :)

    MinDaf @aol.com

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  14. Thanks for the giveaway!

    books4me67 at ymail dot com

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  15. I am lucky in love! We will be celebrating our 15th anniversary this year! theresa.esterline@gmail.com

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  16. Followed you via GFC! :)

    rachelanniramos AT yahoo DOT com

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  17. I haven't been lucky in love so far, but here's to hoping...

    GFC: Ana Smith
    anasmith1919 at gmail dot com

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  18. So far not lucky in love, but I'm hopeful! I have many wonderful examples around me, so I truly hope I get to be just as lucky.

    knwdesigns at verizon dot net

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  19. I am not lucky in love.
    wendy_pogrant@yahoo.com
    GFC wpogrant

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  20. I don't have my search engines going, but I keep myself open to the possibilities!

    Happy St. Patrick's Day and thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com
    GFC: BookAttict

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  21. Not lucky in love yet.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

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  22. Thanks for the great giveaway! I follow on GFC Ellen Thompson and facebook Ellen Driver Thompson. Fatal Promise sounds like a great book and I can't wait to read it.

    thompsonem3 at aol dot com

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  23. No luck in love yet.
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

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  24. I have the perfect-for-me mate. We have been together almost 20 years. He accepts me for who I am and never tries to change me. He does his best to provide me with things he knows I would like. I love him more every day.

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  25. Thanks for the giveaway!

    anasmithblue At gmail DOT com

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  26. Still looking, but I feel lucky not to have chosen badly!

    vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

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  27. I haven't found my perfect mate, but I'm not currently looking. Thanks for the giveaway!
    ~Krista
    pinkbonanza{ AT }gmail{ DOT }com

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  28. Amazing! Thank you for the chance to win!
    Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com

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  29. I have not yet been lucky in love, ie finding my soulmate, but hope springs eternal!
    grapeapril75(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  30. I follow you with GFC as Lisa Walker.
    Thanks for the chance, and I loved the excerpt!
    liese1235@gmail.com

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  31. I have terrible luck in love :/
    aircdrewood at gmail dot com

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  32. Thanks for the giveaway.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  33. I am happily (most of the time :P ) married so I don't have my "search engines" working on overdrive looking for that special someone. I'd say the husband is a pretty good one so I'm pretty lucky on this one :D

    The above exerpt was great, I am looking forward to reading the book in full soon!

    Thank you for the chance to enter :D Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone :)
    Shelly H
    booski24@hotmail.com

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  34. No luck in love yet..
    damafia1113(at)gmail(dot)com

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  35. Happy St Patty's Day!

    Froggy
    froggarita@gmail.com

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  36. lucky in love mrsbrinius@comcast.net

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  37. awesome giveaway thank you so much. I been lucky and found love. Of course I had to look at another state, but it was worth it ;)

    lilypondreads at gmail dot com

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  38. I believe in the perfect mate.. haven't found mine yet... but I know he's out there! One day I'll find him! <3

    Hope you had a great St. Patricks Day! Thanks for participating in the hop!

    swtlilangel4jc at yahoo dot com

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  39. Still looking for that special someone. But I still consider myself lucky in love when it comes to my friends and family :)

    mearles1982 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  40. I don't know that luck has any bearing on having a successful relationship. It's a whole lot of work. I married my high school sweetheart right out of high school. We have been married for 17 years.
    planterofhope at aol dot com

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  41. I follow via GFC: Ashley Applebee and I have my "search engines" working on overdrive
    looking for that special someone!! Haven't found him yet though :( Thanks so much for the great giveaway and joining in on the hop!!!
    Ashley A
    ash_app(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  42. awesome giveaway! Happy st patrick day!

    susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com

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  43. I don't know about perfect ... he's been my constant companion for over 20 years ... thank you for sharing in the hop! :)

    jukyjoauka at aol dot com

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  44. I got lucky in love :-) I met my husband when i was in high school and we've been together for 15 wonderful years! Thanks for the chance to win!

    kacidesigns AT yahoo DOT com

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  45. I have my perfect mate - married 41 years.
    jmcgaugh (at) semo (dot) edu

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  46. Not lucky yet. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  47. never been very lucky - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  48. Nope, not lucky in love at all.
    Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Saint Patty’s Day!

    Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com

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