New Books and Giveaways

I'm over at Just Romantic Suspense today, giving away books and the low down on USAF Combat Controllers and talking about the hero of Tactical Strike, Staff Sgt. Ryan Wentworth. (Yum!)

Last week I got some good news, and found out that Darkest Caress is a finalist in the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence contest! Yay, Daegan and Liv!

Also two of my favorite authors have new books out today. The first is Mating Instinct, by Katie Reus. This is the 3rd book of her paranormal romance Moon Shifters series, and Jayce is my favorite hero of the series. Gah! He's so macho-alpha-protective-smexiness.

Blurb: Surviving for centuries, powerful lupine shifter Jayce Kazan managed to stay away from humans until he met Kat Saburova and was consumed by the need to protect her. But while Jayce shared his passion with the human seer, he refused to make her his bondmate--a refusal that caused the end of their relationship.

A year later, an attack that left Kat near death has resulted in another lupine shifter turning her. Furious that he wasn't the one to save her, Jayce is determined to show Kat that he is the one she should rely on. But the newly turned shifter is still traumatized and worried that she'll hurt those she loves, unless she can learn to control her inner wolf.

And as Jayce struggles to protect Kat from her own worst instincts and convince her to rekindle
their love, the extremists who almost killed her are looking to finish the job...

Click here for the Kindle link. 

The second book is Uncommon Pleasure, by Anne Calhoun. I adore Anne's writing, and so far my favorite book by her is Liberating Lacey. I can't wait to read this new book!

Blurb: In “Over the Edge,” after a tragic incident during Ty Hendricks’ last tour of duty, he cut off all connection with anyone he cares about—until a night with Lauren Kincaid draws him reluctantly back into the world. Lauren sees a wounded man in danger of losing everything to his inner demons, but the sensual, no-holds-barred fight for Ty’s soul could cost Lauren her heart.

In “All on the Line,” Abby Simmons fell hard for Lieutenant Sean Winthrop, but he sacrificed their relationship when he deployed to Afghanistan. Now he’s home, full of regrets and intent on winning back the woman he never forgot. Abby gives Sean her body but holds her heart aloof, until one night of pleasure forces her to choose either her U.S. Marine...or life without him, forever.

Click here for the Kindle link.

Tactical Strike Blog Tour

Tactical Strike releases in one week! I'm celebrating with a blog tour, and at each stop I'll be giving away books, so I hope you'll stop by to enter the giveaways. Here's the info:

Tactical Strike

by Kaylea Cross

March 4 – 15, 2013

 

Gunship pilot Captain Candace Bradford has worked long and hard to earn her rank and position within the male-dominated world of Air Force Special Operations. She’s not about to let anything or anyone jeopardize that, let alone one sinfully tempting man who seems determined to cause her nothing but trouble. Even if she’s starting to fall for him.
As an elite Combat Controller, Staff Sergeant Ryan Wentworth is used to overcoming adversity in order to complete a mission. Breaking through Candace’s prickly exterior and into her heart is a challenge he can’t let go. But just when he’s begun to gain her trust, they’re thrown together in the field facing an overwhelming enemy force.
Candace and Ryan find themselves on the run, searching the skies for an emergency extraction. But one dangerous enemy has an agenda in mind and he’ll use whatever means necessary to achieve it, including using American forces to do his dirty work.

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Tour Stops:

Week of March 4:

3/4: Book Lovin’ Mamas
3/5: Just Romantic Suspense
3/6: My Reading Obsession
3/7: Thoughts in Progress
3/8: Hesperia Loves Books
3/9: Ramblings From This Chick

Week of March 11:

3/11: Book Lovers Inc.
Twitter Party tonight!! 7-8PM EST #TacticalStrike
3/12: Butterfly-o-Meter Books
3/13: Cocktails & Books
3/14: Ex Libris
3/15: The Book Pushers

No Rest For the Wicked

Well, it's been a very busy few weeks for me lately. I received edits for two books last Monday and that's been keeping me plenty busy with the boys' homework and activity schedule.

Lethal Pursuit (Maya and Jackson's story) is off to the copy editing department and right now I'm working on revisions for The Vacant Chair, my Civil War romance. I'm planning to put that one out on June 1st to coincide with the battle of Cold Harbor and my hero's wounding (because I'm a geek), and Lethal Pursuit will be out September 16th.

Tactical Strike is now up on Netgalley, and its March 11th book birthday is coming up fast! 

In addition to my upcoming blog tour and Twitter party for Tactical Strike, would anyone be interested in me posting my playlist for the Bagram series or each of the books in particular? I could put up a list of songs and tell you which scene or character they made me think of while I was writing the books.

Hope you've all read some fabulous books lately!

Tactical Strike Twitter Party!

Okay, I'll admit this is the first Twitter party I've ever done, but I'm excited about it! You can pre-register for a chance to win some of my titles, or you can participate the day of to win other prizes, including a gift certificate to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Click here for more information and to pre-register. 

Ace, Ryan and I will look forward to seeing you there!

Wild Weekend

I had THE best weekend EVER. My birthday was on Saturday, but on Thursday afternoon when I got to the school to pick the boys up, my husband suddenly appeared next to my vehicle. I immediately thought something must be wrong, but he grinned and said, "I got you an early birthday present."

I got out and who should I find standing on the sidewalk? My best friend and writing idol, Katie Reus. He'd flown her up that afternoon to spend my birthday weekend with me. How amazing is he???

Here's my reaction. I was so floored and beside myself to see her, I didn't even notice him filming. He titled the clip "Longest Hug Ever".

Katie's never been to Vancouver before and I was super excited to have her stay with us. I took her downtown to see Stanley Park and walk on the sea wall, then to my favorite comfort food restaurant, Burgoo. During her visit we ate a lot of great food, talked about writing and the publishing industry in general, and pretty much hung out all the time.

On my actual birthday, my hubby sent us to the spa in the afternoon. We came home to a surprise Mardi Gras themed party, complete with New Orleans style food and decorations. There was even a murder mystery game. Katie got to meet my closest family members and we had a great time.

I dropped her off at the airport yesterday and was so bummed the rest of the day. I feel a bit better today, but I know it'll be a long time until I get to see her again. My boys just fell in love with her, but how could they not? She's a sweetie.

So yes, it's official: I'm married to the best husband in the world. He's not the most affectionate or romantic guy, but he does these grand gestures from time to time that just floor me. This birthday he gave me the best gift I've ever received!

Covert Seduction

That naughty Callie Croix has a new release out today! Covert Seduction is 53,000 words long, and it has a bit of a suspense plot as well. If you like steamier romance, you might like this title because it's definitely hot, but it's very romantic and tender as well.

Callie is giving away a copy of the book over at her Facebook page today, so leave a comment about your all time favorite romance hero to enter the contest.

In Kaylea news, I'm winding up my rewrite of my Civil War manuscript and it's due to my editor shortly. She's ready Lethal Pursuit soon (Maya and Jackson's story), and I have all my fingers and toes crossed that she likes at least the meat and potatoes of it. Between the revisions, edits and drafting other projects, I won't be writing anything more for Callie Croix in the near future. I've got my plate full with more military romance books!

Here's what Covert Seduction is all about:

Blurb: Navy SEAL Reid Galvin is back from hell and eager to find comfort in Becca Anderson’s arms. He knows he hurt her when he cut contact during his deployment, so when his call interrupts her date with another man, he has only himself to blame. But he can’t forget what she means to him—or the sexy email she sent him—and he won’t miss this chance to claim her as his own.
It’s been weeks since Becca heard from the man she thought she was involved with. So when Reid wants to take up where they left off as if nothing happened, she refuses. Then he rescues her from a first date gone very wrong, and she realizes she’s not quite ready to let him go.
Reid and Becca have a lot to talk about, but since she’s not listening, he’s going to have to regain her trust another way—by bringing her most erotic fantasies to life. Making her surrender to pleasure just might be his most important mission.

Happy reading!

Happy New Year!

It's the last day of 2012, and I'm glad to see it over with. I hope 2013 is a much kinder year to humankind, and my biggest hope for the new year is that people stop shooting each other in our communities.

If you're looking for something steamy to read tonight, all of my Callie Croix titles with Carina Press are on sale right now. They're selling for $2.50 at the Kindle store and a bit more than that over at B&N.

Also, Tactical Strike is up for presale at the Kindle store as well, and it's being offered for only $2.99!

Here's the back cover blurb:

Gunship pilot Captain Candace Bradford has worked long and hard to earn her rank and position within the male-dominated world of Air Force Special Operations. She's not about to let anything or anyone jeopardize that, let alone one sinfully tempting man who seems determined to cause her nothing but trouble. Even if she's starting to fall for him.

As an elite Combat Controller, Staff Sergeant Ryan Wentworth is used to overcoming adversity in order to complete a mission. Breaking through Candace's prickly exterior and into her heart is a challenge he can't let go. But just when he's begun to gain her trust, they're thrown together in the field facing an overwhelming enemy force.

Candace and Ryan find themselves on the run, searching the skies for an emergency extraction. But one dangerous enemy has an agenda in mind and he'll use whatever means necessary to achieve it, including using American forces to do his dirty work.

Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous new year to us all!