Tuesday, February 23, 2010

There’s a Party

today at Love Romances Cafe. I’ll be there, joined by a few friends, between 10:00 and noon CST with plenty of fun conversation and prizes. Hope to see you.

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey…Hotter than Hell
www.sloanetaylor.com

Monday, February 15, 2010

LOVE ROMANCES CAFE BEST OF 2009 AWARDS

LRC has nominated ISABELLA IGNITES for Best Erotic Book 2009. It's a great honor and I couldn't be happier. I do need your help. Please cast your vote for ISABELLA IGNITES. I sure would appreciate it!

To vote:

Email dawn_roberto@yahoo.com with "LRC's "BEST OF 2009" Awards" in subject. If this is not in the subject it will not be counted. In the body of the email, list your votes by category, complete with the name and title for whom you are voting. (That's dawn underscore roberto AT yahoo.com)

All entries are to be in by 2/23/2010. Any entries received after that will NOT be counted and automatically deleted.

To view the entire list of nominees, visit (in the files section)
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/ LoveRomancesCafe/ ?yguid= 373976069

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey...Hotter than Hell
ISABELLA IGNITES http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/isabella-ignites/prod_271.html
FINNISH FANTASIES http://amberquill.com/AmberHeat/FinnishFantasies.html

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

THE BEST OF THE BEST



Yesterday Love Romances Cafe announced the nominees for their 2009 Best of Awards. It's an amazing group of authors this year. The category that made me sit up and take notice is listed below.

Best Erotic Book 2009

Djinn & Tonic (Ashlyn Chase-EC)
Dark Elves 6: Awakening (Jet Mykles-Loose Id)
Gaven (JC Owens-Loose Id)
Rescuing Clarice (Anny Cook-EC)
Isabella Ignites (Sloane Taylor-AMP)
Kaydana & the Crown of the Worlds (Nyki Blatchley-Lyrical Press)
The Reluctant Dom (Tymber Dalton-Lyrical Press)
Hotter Than Hell (L. Shannon-LSB)
Blood & Fire (Mychael Black-Changeling)
Fireproof (Tina Holland-LSB)
A Magical Story (Shayne Carmichael-Phaze)
Spank Me Twice (Anthology-Noble Romance)

Hot Damn, life is good. :) This is an incredible honor and I couldn't be more shocked or happier. I want to thank Dawn Roberto, owner of Love Romances Cafe, and my incredible editor Mychael Black for making this all happen.

You can see all the nominees in all the categories HERE.

Voting doesn't begin until February 15. Trust me, I'll post all the information you'll need then.

Now I'm off to celebrate. I'll be back later this week. Until then...

Happy Writing!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey...Hotter than Hell
www.sloanetaylor.com

Monday, February 01, 2010

Grimm is GREAT!

If you like dangerously sexy suspense and page turners that refuse to let you go, then you won't want to miss NOT WITHOUT RISK, the new release by incomparable author SARAH GRIMM. I had the pleasure of reading this book and fell in love with Sarah's strong creative voice and her gutsy, yet vulnerable characters. Trust me, you will too.

To learn more about Sarah and her other books, catch up with her on her kick-ass website or at her blog Off the Keyboard.

Be sure to read through this post because at the end there's a nice surprise for you. :)

NOT WITHOUT RISK
Sarah Grimm
The Wild Rose Press
ISBN: 1-60154-634-3 E-Book $6.25
ISBN: 139781601546340 Paperback $12.99



BLURB:
Six agonizing months after a slug collapsed his lung, Sergeant Justin Harrison manages to return to the one place where he shines—the San Diego homicide division. Nothing will stand in the way of proving he is fit for active duty. Especially not the long-legged brunette who just stumbled into his crime scene.

Photographer Paige Conroy spent years hiding from her past. Then a late night telephone call brings it crashing back. An old friend is in town and needs her help. When she arrives at his hotel room four hours later, he's dead. Suddenly, she's the target of a madman, and Paige must turn to Sergeant Harrison for protection.

But who is the bigger threat to her... the faceless assailant she fears will steal her life or the dark-eyed detective she knows could steal her heart?

EXCERPT:
Her hand reached out for him, settled lightly against his left side, just below his sidearm. "What about you, Justin? Do you know, too? Is that what happened to you?"

Her words splintered through him. He swore softly and stepped back, forcing her to drop her hand. "That doesn't matter now."

"I think it does," she persisted, her eyes dark and churning with emotion. "I think it matters a great deal."

What could he say to her that wouldn't add to the fear already churning through her? "Paige, please," he said, attempting to turn the conversation around. "We need to discuss getting you out of here."

"I'm not leaving. I won't be driven from my own home."

"You shouldn't be alone."

She lifted her chin, determined to show him strength even while her hands shook. "I'll be fine."

Frustration wound deeper. He rolled his shoulder where his muscles knotted painfully. "Listen to me-"

"You aren't going to tell me are you?"

Justin set his jaw.

"Why not?"

Because she mattered to him. Because the truth about what happened to him six months ago would hurt her, push her away and he didn't want that. Not when he ached to draw her back into his arms, ached to have the sweet, potent taste of her swimming through his system again.

Too late he realized his silence had the same effect on her. Already, her eyes were going cold and distant as she pulled her emotions tightly under control. Only this time, it wasn't fear she wanted to keep at bay, but him.

The knowledge stung. It didn't matter that by distancing herself from him - emotionally and physically - she was probably doing him a favor. He'd already spent enough time thinking of her when he should have been concentrating on his job. Recalling the scent of her, the feeling of rightness that filled him when he held her in his arms. When he was supposed to be reestablishing his place in the department.

He needed to remember that any further involvement with her would be a colossal mistake. That he couldn't afford the distraction Paige Conroy represented.

Still, the ache in his chest as she withdrew even further took him by surprise.

"Tempting as your offer is," she said quietly, as she eased across the room. "I won't go home with you. I can't sleep with you, Justin. You say it doesn't have to be that way, but you and I both know that's the way it would be." Her arms slid around her middle. Her gaze met his. "You're a risk I can't afford to take."

BUY LINK

Now for that surprise - Sarah is offering a free pdf of NOT WITHOUT RISK to one lucky person. All you have to do is add a comment on my other blog where Sarah will select a random winner. Good Luck!

I'll be back later this week. Until then...

Happy Writing!

Sloane Taylor
Sweet as Honey...Hotter than Hell
www.sloanetaylor.com