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SHELLY BELL
Twelve years ago, I gave up the search for Mr. Right. After
countless dates with frogs who never turned into my prince, I’d decided I’d
rather be single than endure another night of listening to a man complain about
his three ex-wives or brag about how much money he made. Of course, that’s when
I got the email that would change my life. Here’s a snippet:
Hi Shelly,
My name is Jason and I
live in Milford. I hadn’t looked at the Speed Dating site in a long time, and
then I received an e-mail that the site was shutting down. So I decided to take
a last look and found you there. I guess my profile on the site is fairly accurate,
but I never submitted a picture or completed any essays. Just from your
profile, you sound like someone I would like to meet. So to fill in the gaps
from the profile (and convince you that I’m not some crazy stalker) let me tell
you a little more about myself. I also enjoy camping and hiking as well as
traveling, mostly the US by car, but someday a bit more. I am a civil engineer
and work in Ann Arbor.
Boris the dog and I
have a house in Milford, walking distance to downtown. We usually get a bunch
of exercise walking all over town, but this cold makes it a little more
challenging. He likes the cold much more than me. Or maybe the fur coat makes
him not care…I’ll see if I can get a photo of myself to send to you…
We spent the rest of the day emailing back and forth. He
didn’t get a photo of himself, but he did send me one of his dog, Boris and it
was love at first site! Jason and I set up a phone call for the following day,
and it was in that conversation, I learned his last name was Bell. My mother
had told me that when she .met my father, she’d heard “bells” and I would too.
I didn’t want to get my hopes up, but I had a feeling he was “the one.”
A day later, we met in person. As soon as I saw him, it was
as if a piece of me recognized him as my soul mate. We talked for hours and
only ended our date because I had a prior event. Rather than wait, he called me
that night and we spoke another few hours on the phone.
Five months later, we were engaged and six months after
that, we were married.
Then Boris…became my dog too.
BIO
A sucker for a happy ending, Shelly Bell writes sensual
romance often with a bit of kink and action-filled erotic thrillers with
high-emotional stakes for her alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines.
She began writing upon the insistence of her husband who
dragged her to the store and bought her a laptop. When she’s not working her
day job, taking care of her family, or writing, you’ll find her reading the
latest smutty romance.
She currently writes for Avon Red Impulse.
Red Handed (A
Benediction Novel)
An exhibitionist who's
waited her whole life to be seen …
After her stepmother is abducted, Danielle Walker has no
choice but to follow the kidnapper's cryptic instructions. Under the guise of a
sex slave trainee, she must infiltrate Cole DeMarco's BDSM club and find
evidence of his offshore bank account … or she'll never see her stepmother
alive again. But Master Cole is no stranger, and despite the dark past they
share, Danielle cannot resist his magnetic pull.
The voyeur who's
always been watching …
As Danielle begins uncovering Cole's secrets, the artistic
voyeur arouses her deepest desires, and she surrenders to a fiery passion she
never expected. But with time running out to save her stepmother, Danielle and
Cole will face off against an evil growing more ruthless by the day … and
discover a twisted web of lies, betrayal, and murder that neither saw coming.
JANE PEDEN
The stupidest pick-up attempt I ever heard was when I was in
my early 20’s working for a nonprofit disaster relief agency on an out-of-town
job in Pittsburgh raising funds to help flood victims. After work a group of us from various cities
made plans to go out to dinner together.
Everyone agreed to go back to our rooms and change out of business
clothes and meet up in the hotel lobby in half an hour.
There was a particularly annoying guy named Bob from the
Cincinnati office who had been bossing me around all day because he had been on
many of these fundraising assignments before, and this was my first. (Rule #1: If you are thinking about trying to
pick someone up later, it’s not a good idea to be condescending to them earlier
in the day.)
So, he knew what room I was in and as I was
getting ready to go down to the lobby he knocks at my door. When I open it Bob says, I thought we could walk down to the lobby together. Ok, that’s a little lame, but fine.
Then he stares down at his hand as if he’s
just discovered he is holding his briefcase, and pastes this surprised,
sheepish look on his face. Oh, wow, says Bob, whose own room is
about five doors down the hall, I don’t
want to drag this thing along to dinner.
Can I just leave it here in your room and pick it up after? (Rule
#2: If you think leaving your briefcase in a woman’s hotel room is your only
chance you’ll be invited in, you’re
probably right.)
Needless to say, Bob never had a chance with
me (See Rule #1), and I told him I’d be happy to wait right there in the
hallway while he took his briefcase back to his own room. I’ll admit, though, that I flirted with him a
bit later in cab on the way back from dinner, just so I could shut him down
when we got to the hotel. He deserved
it.
Bob could take a few lessons from Sam, the
hero in my contemporary romance, THE MILLIONAIRE’S UNEXPECTED PROPOSAL. When millionaire Miami lawyer Sam finds
himself alone in Las Vegas - and spots
an elegant blonde also alone in the hotel lounge – he knows he’d much rather
the two of them spend the evening together.
But Camilla is as unapproachable as she is beautiful.
Will Sam have better luck with Camilla than lame-o
Bob had with me? Well, he couldn’t do
any worse . . .
BLURB:
One night together
will change his life forever…
Camilla Winthrop is about to do something she’s never done
in her life—she’s about to ask a man to marry her. Not just any man. She hasn’t
seen Sam Flanagan in almost five years, after he coldly walked away from a
passionate and intense two-week affair. Now Camilla is widowed and
desperate…and marrying Sam is the only way she can protect their son.
The son he never knew about.
A hugely successful attorney in Miami, Sam certainly never
expected to see the stunning Camilla come through his door again. Nor can he
ignore the desire heating his blood. But after she tells him her situation, Sam
is furious. He’ll marry her, but under his terms. And he’ll take everything,
including Camilla in his bed…unless she can find a way to thaw the
millionaire’s icy heart once more.
BIO:
Jane Peden is the pen name of a Florida trial attorney who
writes sexy contemporary category romances set in the exciting South Florida
city of Miami, where millionaire lawyers live extravagant lifestyles and find
love when they least expect it. When Jane is not in court, you can find her at
the beach with her laptop, dreaming up stories about successful, confident men
who know what they want and how to get it, and smart, sexy women who demand
love on their own terms. Her books promise sizzling chemistry in the face of
insurmountable obstacles. And just when things could not get any worse, an
emotional payoff that makes it all worthwhile. Jane grew up in the mountains of
western Pennsylvania, but decided early on that the only thing better than
escaping the cold for a two-week vacation at the beach was to live there all
year around, so she traded her snow boots for a jet ski and has never looked
back. Jane lives on the sunny Gulf Coast of Florida with her husband, two kids,
two dogs, and a fish.
Her debut book,THE
MILLIONAIRE’S UNEXPTECTED PROPOSAL is available here:
KRISTI HANCOCK
At first I thought, what in the world am I going to write
about? I've been married for what seems like forever, and I dated my husband
exclusively for almost four years before that. So I decided to cheat. My sister
is divorced and just experienced the worst pick-up attempt of her life. I'm
going to share her nightmare then I'll tell you the simple thing my husband did
to hook me then reel me in.
Sis, who isn't currently "on the hunt" has an old
friend from high school who plays acoustic covers at different bars near where
she lives. She likes to go see him with some of her girl and guy friends from
high school to indulge in some no-pressure nostalgia. The singer--we'll call
him Mike--knows their little tribe comes just to see and support him, so he
visits with them between sets.
Approaching one of Mike's breaks on a Saturday, an older
gentleman sidled up to my sister and started hitting on her. Whatever his
come-ons were, they had zero impact on Sis who kept finding more creative and
aggressive ways to say "no" while simultaneously flagging Mike down
to come save her.
My sister is gorgeous and always has been. I've spent my
life watching men fall all over themselves to grovel at her feet, leaving me to
wonder, What am I? Chopped liver? The
point being that I can imagine exactly how this man did whatever he could to
garner her attention. He worked hard at it. Before Mike could finish his song
and come to Sis's rescue, the man knocked his drink over. On my sister. On
purpose. He then proceeded to wipe it off her exposed legs as she fought off
his octopus-like moves.
Then he said, "I'm as bad as my grandchildren."
Sis isn't looking for someone at all right now and has only
dated guys her own age. Nothing against AARP members, but she isn't interested
in pursuing them or anyone else. Regardless, she's just not into more
experienced men, let alone seeking them out on Match.com. I can only imagine
her trying to clean herself up while simultaneously fending him off--while
holding down her mini-skirt and sitting on a barstool at a hightop table.
Imagine anyone trying to do that without falling off the seat.
Talk about what not
to do.
Which begs the question, What
in the world did my husband do to land a wild child like me?
He didn't say a word. Mr. H. is a major introvert and barely
spoke with anyone in our group of friends. He came to visit his brother in our
college town right after I left for a two-month internship, so he had bonded
with our group while I was away. One of us graduated shortly after I returned,
and our small circle of friends met up in a fast food parking lot before
heading to the ceremony.
I said, "I'm thirsty."
He passed me his Mountain Dew.
We spent the rest of the day together, talking all through
her party and into the night.
In the morning, he kissed me when the sun came up. Sigh.
Every time I share that story I fall in love with him all
over again. We're living the dream: happily ever after.
Rock His World Blurb
Sasha Ford lives life her way. Tattooed, pierced, and
professionally satisfied, the Seattle music-lover has found her groove. She’s
living her dream as a free-spirited graphic artist, but the fearless vixen has
grown bored with her booty-calls and is on the prowl for a new conquest. Her
trademark black eyeliner and scarlet lips serve as both invitation and warning to
any man she pursues.
Seven years of college transformed small-town bad boy Avery
Kingston into a super-geek. New to the city with his shiny PhD, he struggles to
find his social identity by connecting with his tough guy roots. Attempting to
merge his past with his present in the counter-culture, he finds himself in
over his head—especially when sexy Sasha drags him into her world of mosh-pits
and after-parties.
Sasha only expects a one night stand, but their searing
chemistry leads them in a direction she’s less than comfortable with.
Confronted with the female version of who Avery thought he could be, Sasha’s
sexual advances bring out a carnal need to give as good as he gets. Sasha
believes she can't maintain her own identity if she’s in a serious relationship,
but Avery wants more than sex from his hot rebel. He must convince her of his
love and respect for her fierce independent streak or say goodbye to her
forever. Is Avery strong enough to make Sasha break her own rules?
About Kristi Hancock
After years as a slave to corporate
America riding in Learjets and limos, Kristi Hancock dropped out of the
business world to teach English and reading at an inner city school. A
voracious romance reader since her teens, she was thrilled to discover she
could write something more than technical manuals and business proposals. She
lives with her husband, a tabby cat, a Maltese, and dozens of colorful fish.
She loves being a passenger on her man’s motorcycle as they carve up winding
mountain roads and speed across the local lake in their boat. With a Buddha
statue on her desk, a teddy bear dressed like Shakespeare on her shelf, and a
drawing of a skull with a Mohawk on her wall, she lets her imagination run wild
as her characters tell her their naughty stories for all the world to read.
Thanks for having me today, Mazzy!
ReplyDelete- Kristi Hancock