Sunday, June 28, 2015

Hottest Male in Literature: Day 3

 
3rd Annual Hottest Male in Literature Contest
June 26-July 5
 
 
 Fans nominate characters Daily June 26-July 3
Fans vote from "Top 10" July 4-5
Winners Announced July 6

Participating fans are entered to win 1 of 2 Baskets of Male Hotness.
Each nomination & vote is an entry, so return each day!
 
REMEMBER:  Only the 10 names nominated the most will make the ballot, so come back each day.

 Authors sponsoring the Baskets of Male Hotness will be featured on the blog during the nomination week. Drop by each day to check out the prizes. You can also view the baskets
Here.
 
You can view Promos for the authors here
Day 1     Day 2     Day 3    Day 4   Day 5   Day 6   Day 7   Day 8

View the list of nominees as of last night here
 
  
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Sable Hunter is the Romance author of several series including the popular Hell Yeah! series set in Texas and Louisiana.  From Texas ranches to song writers to bomb diffusers, her stories bring love and action together. 
 
 
Sable is giving away
 Cowboy Heat - Sweeter Version: Hell Yeah! Sweeter Version Audio book.
 
Blurb for You Are Always on My Mind (Hell Yeah! Cajun Style)


We all like to think we have a soulmate. Unfortunately for some of us, we miss them, passing unseen like two ships in the night. Revel and Harper were among the lucky ones, they knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were meant for one another. In a perfect world, they would’ve enjoyed a ‘happily ever after’. But this isn’t a perfect world.

Harper is haunted by her past, a past so tragic and so unthinkable that she can’t even imagine confessing it to Revel. And she knows from past experience, that when he learns the shameful truth about her – nothing will be the same. So to protect him, she walks away.

Harper underestimated Revel’s love for her. From the moment she disappeared, he set out to bring her home. Their journey to love is one fraught with ghosts from the past, both real and imagined, and a demon from their present who is intent on making sure she has no future. But those ghosts and demons have never met a hero like Revel Lee. He is determined to give Harper exactly what she needs…until Harper realizes that all she needs is him.
 
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Natalie Alder is the Contemporary Romance author of The Tapestry series and other titles. We first learned of this series when JP was nominated last year and we immediately put him on our TBR list! 
 
 
Natalie is giving away
a signed copy of Crewel Work and swag
 
Blurb for Crewel Work: Tapestry 1
 
The key to a successful horse farm is the trainer. At Bridgeton Pass, J. P. Ryan is that key. William Becker is determined to protect his farm and keep Ryan on the job. 

That goal is threatened by two things – a sinister act by another employee and the fact that his only daughter has fallen head-over-heels in love with J. P.

Becker can’t allow either of those things to threaten his legacy.

Audra grew up around the handsome trainer and fell in love with him at a distance, enchanted by his kindness and honesty. When they began stealing private but innocent moments, she found that she didn’t want to live without him. Audra is heartbroken when she has to choose between honoring her father and pursuing love.

J.P. wants Audra by his side, but he finds himself with a hard decision.
He is forced to choose between his career and the love of his life. Between the problem caused by the troublemaking barn hand and the frustration caused by his desire for Audra, J.P.’s job has become a ‘crewel’ work.

The story of the Becker family is woven as an intricate Tapestry. It is beautiful as a whole, but like any tapestry, you have to turn it over and look at the back side to see how the threads of love and family relationships are woven together into one intricate whole.
 
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Natasha Blackthorne is the Erotic Historical Romance author of numerous titles including 3 series: Regency Risks, Intimate Secrets, and Carte Blanche.  Her Alpha heroes are paired with independent strong women, creating passionate scenes. 
 
 
Natasha is giving away  
ebook copies of The Delicate Matter of Lady Blayne and A Measured Risk
 
Blurb for  The Delicate Matter of Lady Blayne
 
Catriona, Lady Blayne is recovering from a most delicate situation. Driven to the brink of madness by love for her late husband, a young man too ill to meet the demands of the marriage bed, she teeters on the brink of scandal. Now she must face the carnal temptation personified by her husband’s cousin and heir, James, the new Lord Blayne. His sensual appeal, contrasted with his iron will and stern self-mastery fascinates her. She can’t help but ask: what if sensual indulgence is the only way out of her darkness? However, she is not free to explore the idea. There are those who seek to control the young widow, keeping her imprisoned through emotional manipulation and physical coercion. With her growing restlessness, the very people she loves and trusts the most are becoming an increasing danger to her sanity and safety.

James is determined to protect Catriona—but he will not soften to her again. She rejected him once and James can’t risk losing his heart a second time. As heir to the Blayne baronetcy, he must marry a woman socially and politically appropriate. Such a scandalously self-indulgent lady as Catriona won’t do. Yet the pretty girl he once knew has grown into a beautiful, curvaceous woman that is every man’s dream.

Especially his.
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Cecile Tellier  is a Fantasy Romance author of The Binding series, set in the Faerie Realm with magic, adventure and love.
 
 
Cecile is giving away
 
an ebook of Binding Dreams [Binding 1].
 
Blurb for Binding Dreams: Binding 1
 
 
 Raerdel Sullivan had no family, no friends, and no one to miss her when a Queen of the light fae decided to kidnap her. Waking up in the faerie realm, she was soon thrust into a world that was not familiar. Meeting Lord Sindri and learning of the Queen's intention that she be his new wife were also a culture shock.
 
Sindri had never contemplated anything more than a marriage of convenience and found himself enamored with the stubborn mortal girl. Raerdel agrees reluctantly to be courted by Sindri for a full moon cycle, however it would soon be discovered that Sindri and the light Queen were not the only faeries interested in Raerdel. It will take all Sindri can do to save Raerdel from those who would invade her very dreams and force her to a worse fate than she could conceive of.
 
Love sparks reluctantly for Raerdel, however Sindri is soon targeted by those whom they have thwarted and it is Raerdel's intention to save them both and have a chance at the love neither had ever felt before. Can they escape the shadows that follow them and make their dreams come true? ** A Siren Erotic Romance
 
 
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Victoria Saccenti's debut Historical Romance Destiny's Plan releases in September, but is available for .99 pre-order.  Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the novel explores young naïve love as a foil to a mature love. 
 
 
Victoria is giving away
an ebook ARC to Destiny's Plan
 
Blurb for Destiny's Plan
 
When Raquelita Muro and Matthew Buchanan meet by chance on a Greyhound bus between Texas and Tallahassee, neither suspects Fate is about to take over.
Raquelita, a gentle girl under the heel of her abusive mother, finds this kind young man a miracle. Matthew, an idealistic young soldier, discovers this sweet-natured girl is an angel in need of a guardian. However, the next stop on Matthew’s journey is Fort Benning to report for deployment to Vietnam, while Raquelita’s destination is set at her mother’s whim. Regardless of the forces tearing them apart, they discover a way to secretly span the distance, to end up closer than ever. But Fate is rarely kind. The vagaries of war—and the unstable tempers of Raquelita’s mother—intervene, leaving both ill-fated lovers feeling there is no hope for their love.

Set in the turbulent era of the Vietnam War, Raquelita’s and Matthew’s story is one of love, loss, lost faith, shattered memoires, deferred dreams and broken promises. Will Fate tear apart these two damaged souls, leaving them desperately alone forever, or will they finally overcome Fate, their bond stronger than they ever thought possible?
 
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 To enter, nominate a Hot Male character into the Rafflecopter box. 
 
You can enter once a day, every day, June 26-July 3.  You can nominate the same or different names.  Remember, the 10 names nominated the most make the ballot.
Your vote on the Top 10 ballot also counts as an entry July 4-5. 
 

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Hottest Male contest: Day 2

 



 

What's Hotter than a FDNY Firefighter?  12 FDNY Firefighters!

There's a copy of the 2016 FDNY Heroes calendar in the Grand Prize!!!


Welcome to Day 2

 

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3rd Annual Hottest Male in Literature Contest
June 26-July 5
 

 Fans nominate characters Daily June 26-July 3
Fans vote from "Top 10" July 4-5
Winners Announced July 6

Participating fans are entered to win 1 of 2 Baskets of Male Hotness.
Each nomination & vote is an entry, so return each day!
 
REMEMBER:  Only the 10 names nominated the most will make the ballot, so come back each day.

 Authors sponsoring the Baskets of Male Hotness will be featured on the blog during the nomination week. Drop by each day to check out the prizes. You can also view the baskets
Here.
 
You can view Promos for the authors here
Day 1     Day 2     Day 3    Day 4   Day 5   Day 6   Day 7   Day 8

View the list of nominees as of last night here
 

 
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Heather Rainier is the author of the Erotic Ménage Cowboy series Divine Creek Ranch, set in the Texas Hill Country.  Her characters Ethan Grant and Hank Stinson are previous winners of the Hottest Male contest, so Heather can write some super-hot heroes!

AMZ    Goodreads    Website
 
Heather is giving away
An e-book from her back list. If a DCR hero wins, it'll be the book he appears in.
 
Blurb for DCR 20:  Absentminded Angel
 
Everyone deserves a second chance, even spoiled little rich girls. Accepting that she’s on her own, Presley Ann Woodworth is working hard to make a home for her and her baby, no matter what others—including interfering family members—say about her. When Kendry and Jared reveal their attraction, she thinks they’re nuts.

Kendry and Jared McCulloch have been captivated by their absentminded angel since the night they met her. Her son ensnares their hearts as well and they can’t understand why she’s so hard on herself because of her past. When the baby’s father shows up out of the blue, they put their hearts on the line to prove to her that they’re the men for her…and her son.

Letting her guard down with the men who want to claim her isn’t her only challenge, as she struggles with Mother Nature’s wrath, bad plumbing, nosy varmints, and the joys of colic. How much bad luck can one girl handle?

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Ravenna Tate is the Erotic Romance author of the standalone Snowbound and  2 series: Voyeur Moon and The Weathermen. She writes SciFi where the sex is hot, the men are alpha, and the women give them a run for their money.

AMZ    Goodreads     Website
 
Ravenna is giving away
e-books of the entire Voyeur Moon series (Kidnapped By A Warrior, Fallon's Capture, Marianne's Abduction, and Seduced By Two Warriors), Snowbound, and An Appetite For Blackmail
 
Blurb for Voyeur Moon 1:  Kidnapped by a Warrior
Life on Earth ended as Callie O’Doyle knew it six months earlier when aliens invaded much of the planet, including the quiet harbor town where she lives. As she walks home late one night from work, she comes face to face with an alien in a spacecraft who injects something into her arm. When she wakes, she’s no longer on Earth, and the male alien has brought her to his home.

Although Jakara is physically appealing and doesn’t mistreat her, it’s also clear he’s taken her prisoner, and he gives her no choice but to submit. The longer Callie gives her body to this mysterious man, the more quickly her heart follows.

But as their feelings for each other grow, so does the danger they’re in. Jakara broke all the rules when he took Callie for his own, and if she’s found, it will mean their death.



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Lori King is the Erotic Menage author of several series: The Gray Pack, The Surrender Trilogy, Fetish & Fantasy, Apache Crossing and Crawley Creek.  She writes hot paranormal and cowboy heroes, as well as Doms.

 
Lori is giving away
 
All three ebooks in The Surrender Series
 
Blurb for Surrender 3: Primal Surrender
 Brothers Mack and Ryker Thompson know the pain of failure intimately having recently fallen from the heights of success. One a former football star, and the other a master at his artistic craft, they couldn’t be more different from each other. Mack hides behind anonymity in order to cover up his pain, while Ryker figures it doesn’t matter if the glass is half-full or half-empty as long as there’s a bartender refilling it all will be well. Broken and haunted by the mistakes of their past, neither expected to find a ray of sunshine in the clouds of their pity party.

Claudia Schmidt, is the only daughter of a real estate tycoon that has a plan for turning the small town of Stone River into a suburb of Austin, Texas. When she is sent in to replace the project manager, and convince the town of the necessity of the project, she finds herself falling in love with the town, and the Thompson brothers.

Although ménage relationships aren’t foreign to Mack and Ryker, neither one intends on living one, so how can they decide who gets the girl? And what if the girl wants all or nothing? Welcome back to Stone River…

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Jess Buffet is the Erotic Romance author of contemporary,  cowboy, paranormal, menage and MM titles.  In addition to contributing to multi-author sets, she also had 8 series, including Hunter Clan, The Keepers, His Cowboy, and New Hope Valley.

AMZ    Goodreads    Website
 
Jess is giving away
e-books of Claiming Her Mate, The Alphas Onyx and Fire, and An Archangel's Promise
 
Blurb for NHV 1: Claiming Her Mate
 
In book one of New Hope Valley: For more than seven years, Summer Ashcroft has had to watch the man she knows is her mate, go about his life, ambivalent and distant toward her. As one of only a few tiger shifters left, the pressure on her to mate threatens to suffocate her, leaving her to wonder if is she strong enough to risk it all to be with him.

Evan MacKenzie has known Summer all of his life, and has forcefully maintained his distance from the gorgeous woman. Staying away seems to be his only recourse since he is unwilling to risk losing the one person that still makes him feel as if he has a heart. When it's realized he is the key to things left out of their control, he finds himself at a crossroads.


Mistakes are made by both, but when the truth is discovered, the pair is thrust together in unimaginable circumstances. They must work as one to search out answers for Evan, and secure a future for Summer's species, but are they strong enough? Or will forces set into motion thousands of years before, keep them apart?



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To enter, nominate a Hot Male character into the Rafflecopter box. 
You can enter once a day, every day, June 26-July 3.  You can nominate the same or different names.  Remember, the 10 names nominated the most make the ballot.
Your vote on the Top 10 ballot also counts as an entry July 4-5. 
 


Feel free to leave shout-outs for your Hottie in the comments!!!