Day 12 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Love is Blindness by Sean Michael

Love at first sight…



Young, cool, laid back professor Kieran is totally captivated by the blind and beautiful Lucien.

Lucien has been around a long time, but he is equally caught by Kieran's sensuality. He believes Kieran might be the man he wishes to spend the rest of eternity with.

Lucien's blindness doesn't turn Kieran off, but will his secret?

Contemporary / Gay / Vampire

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Romance Junkies Valentine's Day Contest is here!

Romance Junkies has a wonderful contest up for Valentine's and it doesn't end until March 31st!

Have fun trolling through this special neighborhood, where there's a multitude of prizes to be won!  I'm there and a hint on how to find Tilly Greene's goodies is to think "shoes".

Day 11 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Touch of Fire by Samantha Sommersby

He'd brave the fires of hell just to hold her...


Firefighter Garrett Flint rescues the beautiful Nicole from a burning building, and then breaks all the rules by taking her into his home and into his heart.

Contemporary / Drama

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Reminder of a Big Huge Contest in honor of the 28 Days of Heart series!

In honor of the series release, I’m running a contest!

Enter the Your Heart’s Desire Contest

1. Post a list of the four titles from the series you’d most like to have someplace on the web. Facebook, myspace, twitter, your own blog, one belonging to a friend, this one…all fair game.

2. Using the contact page on my website samanthasommersby [dot] com, email me the URL where I can find your post and your email address.

What’s the Fabulous Prize?

At the end of the month I will fulfill the wishes of seven winners for a total of 28 books. Winners will be contacted prior to fulfillment just in case their top four selections has changed.

Why seven winners, four books each? Because I really want to encourage everyone to support this endeavor. With 28 titles to choose from in so many sub-genres, and for a super reasonable price ($1.99-$3.50) you’re sure to find some others that you can’t live without. Right?

Samantha Sommersby lives in San Diego with her husband and son. In 2007 she left what she used to call her “real life” day job as a psychotherapist to pursue writing full-time. She now happily spends her days immersed in the world of the Forbidden, a world where vampires are real, where magic is possible, and where love still conquers all. Samantha is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas including The Temptation, book four in the critically acclaimed Forbidden series releasing March 5 and published by Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Find the fabulous contest's hostess here:

Website: http://samanthasommersby.com/

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/samanthasommersby

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/samanthasommersby

Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsommersby

Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/immortalitybites/

Blogspot: http://immortalitybites.blogspot.com/

Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:56104 or link from the home page of http://www.samanthasommersby.com/

Day 10 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

A Shadow's Kiss by Barbara J. Hancock

Can their love overcome a legacy of evil…

Anna Benecia can't escape her destiny. A promise signed in blood binds a Shadow for eternity even if the one bound longs to live in the sunny here and now.

Malcolm Hayes is the new host for the hunger of an evil spirit who has walked the earth for a thousand years. The Darkhaven shade must have the blood of innocents fed upon by the vampires he creates and controls in order to remain manifest. Freshly possessed and cursed to burn with a hunger only his Shadow bride can slake, Malcolm is determined to fight.

Can a young woman destined to marry into darkness bring the light of hope to a man newly cursed to walk the night?

Contemporary / Paranormal / Vampire

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Day 9 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Liberating Lucius by Bonnie Dee

Her body may be enslaved, but her spirit finds freedom.

Helena, a noblewoman from Thrace, has been stolen from her home and sold as a slave. She is determined to hate her new master and escape at the first opportunity. She certainly doesn’t expect to be physically attracted to the young Roman who possesses her, let alone to connect with him on a deeper level.

Tribune Lucius Calpurnius is taken aback when he’s presented with a beautiful woman as a gift from a friend, yet he can hardly release her into a camp full of soldiers. He intends to keep her as a servant and return her to her home when he’s able. But it gets more difficult every day to keep away from the woman he desires, first with his body and later with his heart.

As they become lovers and slowly forge a bond, the outside world threatens to tear them from one another. Can Helena rise above her slavery to save herself and the man she has come to love?

Ancient History

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Day 8 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Country Loving by Robin Leigh Miller

Country air can work wonders for a woman's libido…

City living has lost its sparkle for Chloe. Eight years after leaving her small hometown, she returns to hide from a crazy stalker and rethink her life. When she runs into her old friend and neighbor Tag Sloan, she discovers her hometown looks better than ever.

The once gangly Tag has evolved into a muscle bound, gorgeous walking ad for sex. Their old friendship picks up with a fiery heat that sends them into each other’s arms and scorches the fields Tag farms.

In the shadows someone watches, someone that doesn’t want them together. When more pictures show up depicting her death, Tag needs to figure out who wants Chloe out of the picture before he loses her forever.

Contemporary / Suspense / Thriller

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Day 7 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Hell's Angel by Jackie Kessler

Where can an angel find comfort?


A lonely banished angel sits outside the gates of Paradise, lamenting the joy she has lost. When she is joined by a fallen archangel, she learns that one doesn't need to be in Heaven to experience bliss.

Contemporary / Paranormal

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Double Punch is OUT!

Mount Olympus is buzzing with activity - the challenge for immortality is on!

Castor and Pollux, universally known as the twins who aren’t really twins, have been existing amongst the stars as the Gemini constellation for years. Without any warning, Zeus pulls them from the sky, and offers both men a second chance at immortality. The challenge is simple: they have one year on Earth to find their true mates. Every type of woman crosses their paths and while they make up for lost time when it comes to seeking sexual gratification, none of their partners complete them. None, that is, until they meet the stunning woman who they both claim.

Anissa George knows how lucky she was to be adopted as a child from a Bhutanese orphanage. Her family heaped love and an understanding that there was nothing wrong with being different, while living life to the fullest. To do that, she puts an educational computer game concept together, and the company she wants to produce the game, took on her project. Once she settled the work issue, it was time to pay attention to her non-existent love life. Before she can look for a date, two men who fit her perfectly are there, asking her to choose one. Impossible.

WARNING: The fire starts with one on one loving and then the flames rage out of control when they become three.

A Paranormal Erotic Romance / Menage a Trois

Buy eBook exclusively at All Romance eBooks / OmniLit.

HELL'S ANGEL by Jackie Kessler

Hi! I’m Jackie Kessler, and I like to write about demons and angels, among other things. When I heard about the 28 Days of Heart, and that all proceeds would be going to the American Heart Association, I knew I wanted to write a Hell story for it, one that was about connection, and possibly even redemption.

The angel called Angel first appears in my second book, THE ROAD TO HELL, but you don’t need to read it to understand why Angel is alone outside the gates of Paradise...or why she feels so horribly alone. And you don’t need to read the first book, HELL’S BELLES, to know who the archangel is that she meets. (But of course, I hope you **will** read the books!)

“Hell’s Angel” is somewhat of a departure from the Hell on Earth series in that it’s not humorous, it’s not written in first person, and it’s not about the former succubus Jezebel. Whether you’re new to Hell on Earth or if you’ve read all the books and novellas, I think you’ll enjoy the story.

Hell on Earth series by Jackie Kessler:
Hell’s Belles
The Road to Hell
“A Hell of a Time,” Eternal Lover
Hotter than Hell (mass-market reissue coming September 2010)
“When Hell Comes Calling,” Lilith Unbound
“Hell Is Where the Heart Is,” A Red Hot Valentine’s Day
“Hell’s Angel,” 28 Days of Heart
“Hell Bound,” Those Who Fight Monsters (coming fall 2010)
Hell to Pay (date TBA)
“Hell’s Fury,” Mammoth Book of Hot Romance (date TBA)

Jackie Kessler on the Internet:
http://www.jackiekessler.com/
http://www.jackiemorsekessler.com/

Twitter: @JackieKessler, @JackieMorseKess

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jackie.kessler

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Buy this and any other 28 Days of Heart eBooks from ARe or OmniLit and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.  You can preorder and a copy will be delivered into your library on release day!

Day 6 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

A Fair Trade by B.A. Tortuga

The finest treasures aren't always gold…



Sometimes you find magic in the most unexpected places. That's what Cotton Myer discovers when a pair of ravens tries to steal his belt buckle and spurs. When the birds turn into men before his very eyes, he knows his little watering hole in the desert is no ordinary pool.

Kaya and Kasa have been collecting treasures a long time, but Cotton is the finest one they've ever seen.

Can they learn to trust enough to keep him?

Gay / Shape-shifter / Western

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Day 5 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Unshuttered by Emery Sanborne and Philippa Grey Gerou

The camera never lies...


A skilled photographer, Ian Jackson relies on talent and experience with just a touch of serendipity to get the perfect shot. Through the camera lens, there is nothing Ian doesn't see. What's in front of his own nose is another matter.

Ian's personal assistant, Josie Guinness, is used to smoothing the ruffled feathers of both her employer and his clients. Stepping up and keeping things running is all part of the job, behind the scenes and well out of the camera's view.

When the model lined up for a big jewelry shoot backs out at the last minute, the two scramble for a solution. What they come up with makes Ian see his assistant with new eyes, more than just from behind the camera. The question is what he can do about it.

Contemporary / Erotica

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Day 4 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Moonlit Watcher by Crystal-Rain Love

He watches her, until watching is no longer enough…


Juliana Van Alder has fled the bright lights of New York, leaving the Broadway stage behind to discover the source of what's been drawing her to the North Carolina woods.

What she discovers is unexpected danger, and a gorgeous, powerful man who just happens to be a wolf. She's found her soulmate, but there's one little problem...Derek Kingston is a wolf determined to protect her, and he can’t be tamed.

Werewolf / Multicultural / Paranormal

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Join us for National Wear Red Day!

Too many women die each year because they don't know that heart disease is their No. 1 killer. Help raise awareness. Wear red on Friday, February 5, 2010 for National Wear Red Day and encourage your friends to wear red too. Together we can make a difference.

Join our [ARe/OmniLit] team. No donation or pledge is necessary, all you have to do is pledge to dress in red.

Then, if you really want to get into the act, upload a picture of yourself dressed in red to our Facebook fan page. We'll be selecting a winner at random on Monday, February 8, 2010. The prize? A complete set of our 28 Days of Heart novellas.

Day 3 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Zero-G by Michele Hart

Their love was out of this world...


Maggie Gates was madly in love with shy Will Hudson in high school, but he never made his move.


Two decades later, they’re trapped on a lunar space station for eleven days. A relationship between the two should be off limits, but that isn’t stopping Will from setting his sights on Maggie for conquest in the cosmos. 

The shy boy she knew is gone, and this man possesses the will to storm her gates. Now he has the Moon and stars on his side

Sci-Fi /Erotica

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

Day 2 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Wild Child by Shelley Munro

Zoë Underwood loved Matt Cantrell from the moment her mother married his father. She definitely thinks of him as more than a big brother and even though he moved away from home the moment their parents got married, her feelings for him have grown stronger, bigger. More. No one presses her buttons like the tall, dark and gorgeous Matt. If only he can get over the eight-year age difference.

Now, Zoë is determined to snare her man. She wants one thing—Matt’s love. It’s time for her to make a move, stir things up a little and take a chance on love.

Contemporary / Erotica

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

BEAT THOSE WINTER BLUES by Shelley Munro

Visit the Gold Coast of Australia. Sunshine. Beaches. Sexy Lifeguards. It’s the Downunder’s version of Florida, and the place where everyone wants to retire or go to recharge their batteries.

I’ve visited a couple of times now, and the beautiful beaches really do stretch for miles. The Gold Coast is the perfect mix of outdoor pursuits and cosmopolitan fun. I decided it was the ideal setting for my hot contemporary, WILD CHILD.

Zoe Underwood wants Matt Cantrell, and she’s decided it’s time to make her move. She travels to the Gold Coast to put her plan in motion, and suddenly it’s more than the sunshine that is hot.

So if you’re tired of a Northern hemisphere winter, grab a copy of Wild Child. Go on, take HEART and bask in the heat.

Shelley Munro
http://www.shelleymunro.com/

Wild Child, 2 Feb 2010

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Buy this and any other 28 Days of Heart eBooks from ARe or OmniLit and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.  You can preorder and a copy will be delivered into your library on release day!

Big Huge Contest in honor of the 28 Days of Heart series releasing!

In honor of the series release, I’m running a contest!

Enter the Your Heart’s Desire Contest

1. Post a list of the four titles from the series you’d most like to have someplace on the web. Facebook, myspace, twitter, your own blog, one belonging to a friend, this one…all fair game.

2. Using the contact page on my website samanthasommersby [dot] com, email me the URL where I can find your post and your email address.

What’s the Fabulous Prize?

At the end of the month I will fulfill the wishes of seven winners for a total of 28 books. Winners will be contacted prior to fulfillment just in case their top four selections has changed.

Why seven winners, four books each? Because I really want to encourage everyone to support this endeavor. With 28 titles to choose from in so many sub-genres, and for a super reasonable price ($1.99-$3.50) you’re sure to find some others that you can’t live without. Right?

Samantha Sommersby lives in San Diego with her husband and son. In 2007 she left what she used to call her “real life” day job as a psychotherapist to pursue writing full-time. She now happily spends her days immersed in the world of the Forbidden, a world where vampires are real, where magic is possible, and where love still conquers all. Samantha is the author of over a dozen novels and novellas including The Temptation, book four in the critically acclaimed Forbidden series releasing March 5 and published by Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Find the fabulous contest's hostess here:

Website: http://samanthasommersby.com/

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/samanthasommersby

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/samanthasommersby

Twitter: https://twitter.com/samsommersby

Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/immortalitybites/

Blogspot: http://immortalitybites.blogspot.com/

Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:56104 or link from the home page of http://www.samanthasommersby.com/

Day 1 of ARe's 28 Days of Heart Campaign

Exchange of Hearts by G.A. Hauser

Sometimes love hits you when you least expect it…

Exchange student Elia Gianni arrives at the Dayton airport ready to soak up everything American. When the young Italian was offered a placement with the Steele family, he knew he'd been given the chance of a lifetime. What he didn’t anticipate was the Steele’s blond, blue-eyed son, Rick

The instant Rick sets eyes on the fantastic foreigner he falls head over heels. But the big, macho athlete was used to hiding his feelings and desperately wanting things he couldn’t have. Revealing the truth would change everything and throw his family into a tailspin.

Reality, however, becomes harder to deny when Rick is forced to share his bedroom with Elia. The summer immersion experience turns out to be more than anyone was prepared for as the two young men become lost in one another, sharing an exchange...of hearts.

Contemporary / Gay / Erotica

Buy eBook from ARe and all proceeds go to the American Heart Association.

February is all about HEARTS!

During the month of love, when everyone's attention is focused on matters of the heart, All Romance eBooks (ARe) is helping to fight the number one killer of women, heart disease, with their 28 Days of Heart campaign.

Beginning February 1, 2010, ARe, the digital bookseller that owns All Romance (http://www.allromance.com/) and OmniLit (http://www.omnilit.com/), will release one new novella per day for twenty-eight consecutive days. All proceeds from the sale of these shorts, which will be offered exclusively on AllRomance.com and OmniLit.com as individual eBooks, will be donated to the American Heart Association.

The stories cover all the genres, from Gay to Interracial, Paranormal to Historical, Contemporary to Sci Fi. They were generously donated by both best selling and up-andcoming authors from some of your favorite publishers including Kensington, Berkley, Pocket, St. Martin’s Press, Ellora’s Cave, Cerridwen, Samhain, Total E Bound, Loose Id, Phaze, Liquid Silver, Torquere Press, Siren, Amber Quill and more!

The stories range between 10,000 and 20,000 words, so they are a perfect sweet (or more accurately spicy) Valentine treat. Each includes a forward by author Charlaine Harris (of True Blood fame) as a show of support for the charity the stories will benefit. Indulge yourself this year for Valentines Day—enjoy one of each, and know you are helping a worthy cause at the same time.

I'll be posting the blurb of each book on the day it's released to help your shopping.  There's also a 28 Days of Heart Blog Tour going on and they are:

The Depraved Duchess [2/2]

Wicked, Whimsical, and Random [2/3]
Dark Ice Goddess' Musings [2/3]
Selena Illyria's Thoughts [2/3]
Savannah Chase [2/4]
Daily Dose [2/10]
Romantic Inks [2/15]
Virginia Romance [2/20]
Leigh Wants Food [2/22]
International Heat
Kiss and Tell



...and some here on the Hot Thoughts Blog!  The dates in brackets are when I'm there - sharing some bits and pieces about "And She Scores", which releases on 2/22, although you can pre-order it now and then it will be delivered to your library on the day it's released - so cool.

So, are you ready for serious heat and hearts?  You better be, because it's all about to start.  Don't forget, all proceeds go to benefit the American Heart Association.