Saturday, November 03, 2012
The Romance Studio
The lovely folk over at The Romance Studio have just reviewed NOT THE MARRYING KIND and given it 5 hearts (which means it'll be up for Favourite 5 Heart Sweetheart voting next week.)
In the meantime, here's the review.
I loved this part: 'The sex scenes were hot and perfect for the story as they showed the explosive chemistry of the hero and heroine.'
If you want to read those hot scenes for yourself...
AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Blog tour: ANNIE SEATON
Today I'm thrilled to kick off fellow Entangled Publishing author Annie Seaton's blog tour.
I recently met Annie in person at the RWAus awards dinner and she's as vibrant and lovely in person as she is online.
Take it away, Annie!
Amnesiac
oil sheikh billionaire, embroiled in a family feud discovers his best friend’s little
sister has had his baby and…
No not really… but it is an example of a
possible trope!
Tropes....does anyone who doesn’t write romance
know what a trope is?
I have to admit that the word was new to me, the
first time my editor and I discussed my second book. As both a librarian and English teacher in
former careers, I was embarrassed when I had to go to the dictionary. I was new
to writing and still picking up the lingo!
However the dictionary which defined it as a common or overused theme or device didn’t
really help me…so I went exploring. First stop Wikipedia –a trope is figurative language in literature, or a
figure of speech, or something recurring across a genre or type of creative
work.
Okay, still no wiser and when my editor asks what
tropes am I writing and reminds me I need at least two, I scurry off to Google!
Okay, same answer as Wikipaeida.
Help!
This is taking time away from my writing. Where to now? Okay ...Google romance
tropes.
Yay…success! Thanks to a few romance blogs who
tell me that one of the secrets to writing successful romance is to take a well
loved trope and give it a twist. Ah…the penny drops.
Tropes are what I have
read and loved for many years—I just didn’t know there was a name for it.
Secret babies, accidental pregnancies, amnesia, betrayal, family feuds and
friends to lovers.
In Holiday Affair, the trope is a one night
stand gone wrong, with a bit of mistaken identity or less than honesty thrown
in and a teensy hint of a love triangle.
Everything that builds the conflict is the
trope.
So to answer my wonderful editor…the trope of my
next book is a combination of a marriage of convenience and an old family feud,
a little bit of opposites attract and a super wealthy hero!
Now when I am asked about trope, I feel rather
smug. And not only I can answer knowledgably, I can illustrate by describing my
own books and the path of my characters to happily ever after.
So tell me what’s your favorite trope?
Website:
http://annieseatonromance.com
Blog:
http://annieseaton.blogspot.com
Twitter: @annieseaton26
Buy on Amazon
Buy on Barnes & Noble
Annie Seaton lives on the beautiful east coast of Australia,
where she loves sitting in her writing chair, gazing at the ocean and writing
stories. She has always been fascinated by all things historical and has found
her niche writing contemporary romance and steampunk, where strong heroines and
brooding heroes fight together to make their alternative world a better place.
Her debut novel,
Holiday Affair, a contemporary romance set in the South Pacific was
released as part of Entangled Publishing’s Indulgence line in March. The sequel
Italian Affair is currently
underway Watch out for the story of Tom and Brianna the sex therapist who
spices up his life!
Winter of the Passion
Flower was released through Lyrical Press at the same time. It is also
available in print from the Books page of Annie's website. Currently immersed
in the creation of Book Two, a full length novel, the adventures of Sofia and
her Scottish laird, Annie is already looking forward to the rest of the series,
particularly the adventures of Indigo’s four boys: Jago and Jory, Ruan and Kit.
Strong sassy heroines and
rebellious heroes have a rollicking good time as they work to
make the world a better place--
albeit their own steampunk world.
Blind Lust, a paranormal
novella will be released by Musa Publishing on 15th June.
Topics:
Annie Seaton,
blog tour,
Entangled Publishing,
Holiday Affair,
Indulgence,
trope
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Guest: AMY ANDREWS
Today I'm thrilled to welcome a good buddy to my blog...the delightful Amy Andrews.
Hi Nic and thanks for having me today to talk about my
Entangled release, Taming the Tycoon. I’ve been really happy with reviews that have
pointed out both the humour and the sexiness of Nate and Addie’ story because
that’s two things I love in romance novels – I like to laugh and get just a little steamed up. My
husband likes it too J
Karla(Book Addict) at GR said - “I can´t say how much I
enjoyed this book, the story was great the plot was executed flawlessly and OMG
the sex scenes are HAWT, I swear I was sweating and squirming in my seat just
thinking about it”
I think she may have been talking about this scene …
His blue
eyes held hers and it was all she could do to breathe in and out.
“You give
a hell of a massage, Addie.”
His voice
rumbled around her, breaking the spell. She tore her gaze from his, afraid he’d
see how much she wanted him to grind a little harder.
But then
she was staring right at his erection. It was thick and long and stretched his
clinging boxers and she had to dig her fingertips into his thigh to stop from
reaching for it.
She had a
feeling it would be as beautiful as the rest of him and she really wanted to see it.
She
glanced at him and heat slammed in to her as his knowing, unapologetic gaze
claimed hers. “Like I said,” he murmured. “You give a hell of a massage.”
But his voice was unsteady and there seemed to
be a slight glaze to his eyes and it was a turn- on to know that she’d done
that to him.
She
glanced at his erection again.
And that.
“How does
it feel?” she asked, her own voice vying for the top position in the husky
stakes.
“It
feels—” He stopped and cleared his throat. “Amazing. Everywhere feels amazing. You...” Addie’s eyes widened as he pressed
his kneecap hard against her “... feel amazing.”
She shut
her eyes as a wave of longing rolled through her. “I do, don’t I?” she murmured
as she rotated her hips, her fingers automatically working his thigh again.
Nathaniel’s
eyes closed too. “Uh-huh.”
She rotated
again then rocked back and forth a little with the motion of her kneading. His
knee cap was just the right amount of hard against all her softness and she
mewed as it slid against all her sensitive spots.
Honey and
vanilla wafted up from his leg and she wanted to rub it all over him and lick
off every last sticky morsel.
“Addie?”
She
opened her eyes to his husky question, gratified to see the clench of his jaw,
the strain in his neck muscles, his hands gripping the sheet beside him.
“Are you
drunk?” he asked.
She
rocked into him, meshing her gaze with his and smiled. “Just drunk enough to be
very, very easy.”
Nathaniel
gave a half laugh. “Having sex with a fake girlfriend would be very...” She
watched his eyes shut as she ground down hard. “Very bad,” he muttered, opening
his eyes again.
Addie
nodded as the image of them entwined and naked on this sinful bed exploded
inside her head. “But this isn’t sex,” she said stroking her hand higher on his
thigh as she angled her pelvis where the pressure was best. She hit the right
spot and it sucked the breath right from her lungs.
“Oh, I
think it is,” he muttered.
Although, there are a few more like that J
Jen from Random Jensmit also talked about the sexiness in
her review but I was thrilled when she made particular mention of the funny. “What
I absolutely LOVE about this book is the humor that shows up all through the
pages. Addie is funny and Nate is just
snarky and a little dirty with his double entandras – LOVE IT!”
I’m thinking this is one of the scenes she had in mind!
Nathaniel looked up from the breakfast table when
Addie joined them at eight-thirty. He grinned at her and she blushed. She had
her hair back in some braid thing and was wearing faded denim jeans this
morning that hung loose and low on her hips and a plain navy t-shirt that
didn’t quite meet the jeans.
He’d had his hand on that strip of skin he could
see. Held it there while she’d wiggled and squirmed against him. Just thinking
about it got him hard again.
It hadn’t been what he’d expected—hell, developing
a fascination with Addie was one complication he didn’t need—but there were
worse ways to wake up.
“Here she is. Morning my pretty,” Eunice boomed her
welcome. “Nate said you were wide awake at five for a while, so we just let you
sleep.”
Addie faltered as she sat down, glancing at him, and
he winked at her as he said, “I do hope that itch I couldn’t quite scratch has
settled. Darling.”
So if you like sexy with a few laughs, this may just be the book
for you.
Amy is giving away a copy of TAMING THE TYCOON and a keychain!
Answer this question to be in the running:
What are the things you look for in a romance novel?
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Crazy Love winners!
Thanks to everyone who entered the CRAZY LOVE kindle giveaway.
We had over 400 entries!
Unfortunately, the book didn't reach the dizzying heights of top 150 on Amazon for the kindle giveaway.
But I am giving away10 copies of CRAZY LOVE as a consolation prize!
The winners according to Rafflecopter are:
Amy Smith
Stacey A Smith
Jacquie Biggar
Kristina Knight
Kelly Bowerman
Jessica Espinal Cross
Nora-Adrienne Deret
Aliaa Jordan El-Nashar
Christine Mead
Rose McHallen
Please email me so I can confirm your correct address to gift you the book via Amazon.
We had over 400 entries!
Unfortunately, the book didn't reach the dizzying heights of top 150 on Amazon for the kindle giveaway.
But I am giving away10 copies of CRAZY LOVE as a consolation prize!
The winners according to Rafflecopter are:
Amy Smith
Stacey A Smith
Jacquie Biggar
Kristina Knight
Kelly Bowerman
Jessica Espinal Cross
Nora-Adrienne Deret
Aliaa Jordan El-Nashar
Christine Mead
Rose McHallen
Please email me so I can confirm your correct address to gift you the book via Amazon.
Topics:
book giveaway,
Crazy Love,
Nicola Marsh
Friday, October 19, 2012
The Alpha Male blog hop
And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 200 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.
But that's not all....
We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times!
Now what are those prizes?
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet (INT)
2nd Grand Prize: A $130 Amazon or B&N Gift Card (INT)
3rd Grand Prize: The following Swag Pack! (US only)
I've written an article on the great alpha V beta hero debate and you can read it HERE
Marc Fairley, the hero in my current release CRAZY LOVE is alpha all the way.
Commanding, driven, with a hint of arrogance that drives the heroine Sierra wild!
I'm giving away 2 copies of CRAZY LOVE.
To be in the running:
+1 -follow my blog
+2 -tweet: 'Fun, fast & funny!' Welcome to CRAZY LOVE by USA Today bestseller
+3 -place on your Facebook page 'Fun, fast & funny!' Welcome to CRAZY LOVE by USA Today bestseller Nicola Marsh http://amzn.to/UIBkqd $2.99
Leave a comment with your email address, indicating what you've done.
To be in the running for the grand prizes, you must leave a comment with your email address.
And to check out the 200 other blogs with mega giveaways, click HERE
Good luck and have fun!
Topics:
alpha hero,
blog hop,
book giveaway,
Crazy Love,
gift card,
giveaway,
Kindle,
Nicola Marsh,
Nook,
swag
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Kindle & $50 gift card giveaway closing soon!
Only 3 more days to enter the kindle & $50 gift card giveaway for CRAZY LOVE.
At this stage, it doesn't look like the book will hit the Amazon top 50 for this to happen, so I'm widening the parameters for the last few days...
If CRAZY LOVE cracks the kindle store's top 150, I'll still give away the kindle and gift card!
So spread the word like crazy over the weekend!
Check out how to enter via rafflecopter here
And don't forget, if the book doesn't hit that high, I'm still giving away 10 copies of CRAZY LOVE.
That's right, 10!
At this stage, it doesn't look like the book will hit the Amazon top 50 for this to happen, so I'm widening the parameters for the last few days...
If CRAZY LOVE cracks the kindle store's top 150, I'll still give away the kindle and gift card!
So spread the word like crazy over the weekend!
Check out how to enter via rafflecopter here
And don't forget, if the book doesn't hit that high, I'm still giving away 10 copies of CRAZY LOVE.
That's right, 10!
Topics:
Amazon,
Crazy Love,
gift card,
giveaway,
indie publishing,
Kindle,
Nicola Marsh
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Guest: AUBRIE DIONNE
Today I'd like to welcome fellow Entangled Publishing author Aubrie Dionne to my blog.
Check out her latest release Haven 6.
A product of an illegal pairing, Eridani is the only woman without a lifemate aboard the colonization ship, the Heritage, and she is determined her less than perfect DNA will not get in the way of finding love. As the ship nears it's final destination of Haven 6 after five hundred years of travel, images of the surface show evidence of intelligent life on a planet that's supposed to be uninhabited. Commander Grier assigns Eri to the exploratory team to spy on the alien society and return with information on how to defeat them.
When Eri's team lands, tribes of humans attack and Eri is saved by Striver, the descendant of a colonist and a pirate from Old Earth's colonization efforts in other parts of the galaxy. Striver helps Eri rescue her team and they are drawn to each other despite their different allegiances. While Striver battles with trusting Eri, Eri must decide whether to warn him and his people about the commander's intentions, or follow orders and complete her mission.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to be "A concert flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen, she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author. Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
Now for the professional bio:
Aubrie Dionne is an author and flutist in New England. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel with Inkspell Publishing titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which will release in November 2012. When she's not writing, Aubrie teaches flute and plays in orchestras. She's a big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as Star Wars and Serenity.
To discover more about Aubrie and her books, check out:
Twitter: @authoraubrie
Topics:
Aubrie Dionne,
Entangled Publishing,
guest author,
new releases,
sci-fi
Sunday, October 14, 2012
New release: WEDDING DATE WITH MR WRONG
With the advent of Harlequin's new series KISS, launching in Feb 2013, all my Harlequin books will be released under that imprint.
So WEDDING DATE WITH MR WRONG (just released) is my last Harlequin Romance, the series that started it all for me with The Tycoon's Dating Deal back in March 2004.
I'm feeling very nostalgic!
Here's the blurb:
Callie Umberto has had enough of dating disasters after the holiday fling of a lifetime ended abruptly and she swore off men for good.
Now her ex-flame is back in her life.
Pro surfer Archer Flett might be as gorgeous as always, but his commitment phobia is just as active. She must be out of her mind to agree to be his date for his brother's wedding!
But there's something about Archer that has always tempted Callie to throw caution to the wind.
And yeah, Archer is one hot surfer dude!
You can grab a print copy here (worldwide free postage)
Or for kindle here
Or nook here
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