I'm really pleased today to have a guest on my blog today, author Tina Donahue. Tina writes fantastic erotic romances and I'm really honored to have her visit. She's running a contest in concert with her blog tour so check out her post!
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When I first began
writing romances, I went with what I knew and liked – romantic comedies. Mercy,
they came easily to me. I have an irreverent sense of humor – think Seinfeld –
and I used it quite liberally in my early releases, all contemporary.
Next, I tried
historicals just because I liked them, especially those by Kathleen Woodiwiss. Shanna is one of my all time favorites.
My editor then suggested
I try erotic romances. I’ll admit, I have very vivid fantasies about sex, but
putting them on paper was another thing entirely. I sweated through those first
couple of stories wondering if it was too much, too little, too kinky. It was
enough to drive any writer batty. However, from my fans and reviewers’
perspectives, I’d scored a home run.
And now, I’ve stretched
myself a bit more. This month I’m delighted to have two releases from two
different publishing houses. SiNN, a contemporary
ménage (my first ménage) and Unending Desire, an
erotic paranormal, Book One of my Outlawed Realm series (my first series BTW).
Here’s the cover art and
blurbs to give you a taste of where my writing has now taken me. Enjoy!
SiNN
– contemporary erotic
romance (ménage) from Ellora’s cave – releasing October 14
She’s
every man’s carnal fantasy…and the target of one’s revenge
At a Phoenix gentleman’s club, Lea dances
as SiNN, her body bared and vulnerable to her male partner, her features hidden
behind a feathered mask. To the men watching, she’s a sensual enigma,
submissive and seductive with no face, name or history. Not even Lea knows her
real origins.
A man from the past does and wants her
dead.
Not on the watch of U.S. Marshals Jake
Gabriel and Toby Quinn. Commanding and decisive, Jake not only wants Lea’s
safety but to have her naked and yielding beneath him. To Toby, she’s all he
should resist but cannot.
Protected by them at a secluded estate,
Lea’s drawn to their potent masculinity and the raw male lust in their eyes.
Inviting desire and an emotional connection, she submits to both at once,
surrendering to their most shameless hunger along with her own wanton needs.
All while a killer edges closer…
UNENDING
DESIRE – erotic
paranormal romance from Samhain – coming October 18
His hunger for one woman will make
him a traitor to his world…
Outlawed Realm, Book 1
From a portal in his lab on E2, one
of the five dimensions of Earth, quantum physicist Nikoli Zorr gazes on
everything forbidden to him. Passion. Desire. The exquisite pleasure of running
his hands over the lush curves of a young woman he should have stopped watching
weeks ago.
His duty is to close the portals
that keep the monsters out of E2—and never interfere with the inevitable fate
of those on the other side. Yet he can’t bring himself to abandon the woman who
has captured his soul.
Psychologist Regina Page is trying
to keep her mind on her client, and off the mysterious, unbearable sexual
cravings that consume her when she’s alone in her bedroom. The next moment
she’s attacked by vampires, then swept into another realm by a stranger whose
touch awakens that same raw desire. Whose eyes are already filled with
farewell.
Yet beneath their undeniable carnal
lust, something else stirs. The beginnings of illicit love. The unexpected need
to protect him. Even if it means risking body, blood and soul to defeat the
merciless horde…for a future that was never meant to be.
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Product Warnings
Contains a repressed
scientist who likes to look, and the woman who delights in unleashing his inner
caveman. And sex hot enough to burn a hole in all three dimensions…and maybe
create a whole new one.
Tina Donahue is an award-winning, bestselling novelist in
erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Ellora’s Cave,
Samhain Publishing and Kensington.
Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic
Times and numerous online sites have praised her work; she has reached
finals and/or placed in numerous RWA–sponsored contests. Three of her erotic
novels were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. Sensual Stranger, her erotic romance, was chosen Book of the Year
2010 (erotic category) at the French review site, Blue Moon reviews. The Golden
Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for her erotic
romance Lush Velvet Nights; and Deep, Dark, Delicious (erotic romance)
recently received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition
(2011). She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked
in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.
*** CONTEST ***
To celebrate the release of SiNN
and Unending Desire, I’m offering a contest. One lucky commenter on this
blog will have her choice of one of my following ebooks**:
1.
Adored – RWA award-winning;
EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2.
Deep, Dark, Delicious – EPIC
2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3.
Lush Velvet Nights – EPIC
2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4.
In His Arms – SIX 5 Star
Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5.
Sensual Stranger – 2010 Book
of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6.
The Yearning – Top Ten
Bestseller
7.
Take Me Away - #1 Pick, Miz
Love Loves Books
** Winner chosen at random. Winner chosen October 27.
A woman’s life is hectic. Between family and career, it’s often difficult to juggle day-to-day activities much less squeeze in something extra. As a writer, I often find myself in a crunch for time. My muse pulls one way and readers guide me in another direction altogether. Lately, I’ve discovered my muse shouldn’t have a dog in the race. When readers ask for a certain book, the excitement and energy they have for a particular series is a great source of inspiration when I finally sit down to write a new book. 
I’m thrilled and excited about the new Cowboy Boots release, but must admit Cowboy Boots and Unfinished Business remains my favorite book in the series due to the unusual bond formed between sisters as one woman courageously faces her death while asking another woman to take care of the men she’ll soon leave behind. 
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