I 'heart' them! #ShareTheLove @evernightpub #MWTease #giveawayhop

* This blog hop is different. This time the participants and I are surprise bombing bloggers and authors we adore with a little love! Hop by all of the blogs (list is below) for chances to win great prizes and also find out which authors and bloggers we think are so darn special!
* The following list is about the blogs and authors I'm featuring and why I love them. For this hop, I'm touting my publisher, Evernight Publishing, and some great authors I know from Evernight. Click on their names to be taken to their blogs. :)
* I'll be giving away a $15 Gift Certificate to Evernight Publishing -- where readers can find great stories in all popular eBook formats! Just follow the prompts in the Rafflecopter at the end of this post to enter! Each click on an option gives you one entry. Click on more than one and you'll receive more than one entry! :)

Evernight Publishing -- I love working with this publisher. On the business side of things, they are very professional in all aspects, they have great promotion opportunities for authors and sings the authors' praises at every opportunity. The authors who write for Evernight are a great group of people as well and most are eager to lend a helping hand to a fellow author.
Beth D. Carter -- A wonderful author and a woman I'm happy to call my friend, Beth writes some wonderful MF and menage stories that will make you laugh, cry, want to fall in love and have a happily ever after of your own.
Elizabeth Monvey, Jacey Holbrand & Tyler Robbins -- If you like LGBT stories and your tastes run toward the "G" aspect, these lovely authors have awesome MM stories. Elizabeth and Jacey have also written stories revolving around male pregnancies. Interesting, right? That's something to definitely check out IMO.
Kathleen Grieve -- Like romances written in a medical setting? Then check out Kathleen's stories. Talk about some hot doctors!
Nikki Prince -- I met her at Hot Mojave Knights. Talk about one cool chick who writes some seriously sexy stories!
Sandra Bunino/Mid Week Tease -- Sandra is a fabulous woman and writer and a blast to hang out with! She's a whiz at marketing and helps with Evernight's promotions along with hosting a weekly blog hop on Wednesdays called Mid Week Tease. Be sure to check it out!
Scarlet Chastain -- Again, if you like LGBT stories and your tastes run toward the "L" aspect, Scarlet writes enchanting FF stories.


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A Scavenger Hunt, A Look At Kathleen Grieve & 'Dating Impossible' ( @KathleenGrieve @evernightpub #SO )

Today we have author Kathleen Grieve visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?
* I have Scavenger Hunt Instructions!
* For Dating Impossible, I wanted to do something a bit more than just a regular blog tour. I thought it would be fun if you all looked for a secret word. From day one, there will be a secret word inside the body of each post. When you string them together in order, they make a sentence. Be the first person to email me at kathleengrieveauthor@gmail.com with the completed sentence and win a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate! To be eligible, you must also leave a comment on each blog, follow my own blog at http://kathleengrieve.blogspot.com, follow me on Facebook and on Twitter
* I will also be picking one person from each comment section to win a free e-book copy of Dating Impossible, the second book in my Dating Series from Evernight Publishing.
* I look forward to hearing from you! Now let’s have some fun! First off, Thanks to CR Moss for hosting me on her blog today! This North of the border friendship has blossomed over recent months! So happy to know you, “neighbor”! This is the final stop on this blog tour and it is fun to end with an interview! The comments today will be different. Describe your personality in one word! I look forward to reading them and learning a bit about you as you learn about me!
* I’m super geeky. Besides reading and writing, I love all comic book heroes!
* Bio: Full time nurse, amateur cake baker, writer, and zombie obsessed, Kathleen draws a lot from the real-life medical drama she experiences as a RN for her novels. Writing romance is a creative outlet where she can effectively deal with the daily stress and sorrow, adding levity and humor to situations that provide a happily ever after when there isn't one.

What book are you going to tell us about today? Is it part of a series? If so, what's the order the books should be read in?
* Dating Impossible, Book 2 of my Dating Series. The first book is Dating 911

How'd you/your muse come up with this story?
* This is Firefighter Jett Avery’s twin brother’s story. Whew that was a mouthful! LOL In Book 1, there is a bit of a competition between Jett and Cruz for Roxanne’s affection. In Book 2, we find out how Doctor Cruz Avery dealt with the rejection and finds a love of his own.

Describe the hero in five words.
* How about 2? Rico Suave! YUMMY! Okay, that was 3! LOL

Describe the heroine in five words.
* Strong, independent vibrant woman willing to take risks.

Who's your favorite character in the book & why?
* It has to be Dr. JJ Jones. She’s a gutsy woman who is doesn’t quite know what to make of her childhood crush now that he is aware of her as a woman.

What's your favorite line in the story?
* It is actually in my Excerpt below. Cruz points to himself in a mirror and thinks
* Who could resist this?
* My teenage son will point to himself and say, “How can you not love this?” And I thought (secret word #9: readers), that is exactly how my hero thinks! LOL

A look into the story

~ Blurb ~ * Focused on her career, Dr. JJ Jones doesn't have time to date—and she certainly doesn't want to date the "player" of the ER none other than her girlhood crush, Dr. Cruz Avery. JJ found out the hard way that romantic relationships in the work place don't mix forcing her to relocate back to Arizona and change jobs. She's determined to spend her free time enjoying her Harley, reading true-crime novels, and learning about the new community she lives in. Dogged by the gorgeous Dr. Avery with his skillful hands, disarming smile, and hot lips, her resolve wavers. For now, she's having fun making his mission to date her down right impossible!

~ Excerpt ~ * But damn if she wasn’t all prickly one minute and hot and yummy in his arms the next. His cock hardened and he shifted in his chair. Large almond-shaped green eyes, pink pouty lips, and that sexy belly button ring and tattoos. Cruz shook his head. JJ was definitely a mix of contradictions. She was all innocence and badass rolled into one. And smart.
* None of his usual bullshit lines would work with her. So how was he going to get past her no-dating-a-co-worker rule and find out if they had the possibility of a real future together? Christ, she was making this entire dating thing impossible. He rubbed the tense muscles of his neck.
* Sex two nights in a row doesn’t mean we are dating. Or in a relationship.
* Her words looped over and over against his skull and were the other reason why he couldn’t concentrate on jack-shit today. What he needed was a plan. But what?
* He sat up straighter in his leather chair. The kernel of an idea blossomed. What if she didn’t realize they were going out on dates? Yeah, baby. He liked the notion already. But he’d have to tread carefully. JJ was a clever girl. Cruz would just have to be one step ahead of her in order to make his plan work. And once she was hooked on him… He glanced at his reflection in the full-length mirror that hung on the back of his office door and pointed to himself. His lips curved into a perfect smile and he winked.
* Who could resist this?

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Thank you for joining us here today, Kathleen! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

A Look At Kathleen Grieve & 'The Doctor’s Deception' ( @KathleenGrieve @evernightpub #MM )

Today we have author Kathleen Grieve visiting. Welcome!

What would you like to tell readers about yourself?

Full time nurse, amateur cake baker, writer, and zombie obsessed, Kathleen draws a lot from the real-life medical drama she experiences as a RN for her novels. Writing romance is a creative outlet where she can effectively deal with the daily stress and sorrow, adding levity and humor to situations that provide a happily ever after when there isn't one.

What book are you going to tell us about today? Is it part of a series? If so, what's the order the books should be read in?
The Doctor’s Deception is a standalone book. I’ve had a request from a reader to write Chad and Jolene’s story. They are two nurses in this book and I’ve been thinking about doing a short story about what happens to them from where The Doctor’s Deception leaves off.

How'd you/your muse come up with this story?
Well…working as a cardiovascular intensive care nurse is extremely challenging because of the dynamics of the heart surgeons. I originally wrote this story back in 2007. Frustrated after a difficult shift, I decided to roll up all the heart surgeons that I’d worked with over the years that had complex personalities and wrap them up in a nice hot package (Dr. Stone Lassiter) and make him redeemable by the end of my story.

Describe the hero in five words.
Stubborn. Single-minded. Workaholic. Compassionate. Sexy.

Describe the heroine in five words.
Smart. Chocoholic. Spirited. Complicated. Caring.

Who's your favorite character in the book & why?
I’d have to say nurse Faith Daniels, my heroine because she cracks me up. Her obsession with chocolate is way worse than mine! LOL

What's your favorite line in the story?
Just don’t stare at me with eyes of the purest Godiva. There’s only so much a chocolate-worshiping woman like myself can take.

A look into the story

~ Blurb ~ * Hard-headed, straight-laced Dr Stone Lassiter is one heart surgeon about to lose everything he’s worked his entire career for. He is locked in a battle of wills against the nurses of the surgical intensive care unit of Deerborne County General. At first, the new doctor was definitely drool-worthy. Sexy or not, the nurses have had enough! Their secret weapon? Unsuspecting SICU nurse, Faith Daniels, a cool green-eye blonde that turns Dr. Lassiter’s head every time she’s near. Poor Faith has the “worst luck” in drawing the short straw and is forced to work with Dr. Lassiter repeatedly. Will the nurses’ plan to have Dr. Lassiter fall in love with one of their own work in softening him toward the nursing staff? Or will the little white lie Stone tells Faith to enlist her aid to obtain his goal destroy the fragile bond of love that has developed between them?
~ Excerpt ~ * Faith moaned and woke to the constant chiming of her doorbell and pounding on the front door. The wonderful, erotic dream of Stone painting her with melted chocolate burst.
* She lifted her head and glanced at her clock. 7:00a.m. Groaning, she pulled the covers over her head and rolled onto her stomach, trying to recapture her fantasy. Maybe whoever it was would go away if she ignored them.
* Ding-dong… Ding-dong… Ding-dong…
* “Oh, give it a rest already!” she yelled, climbing out of bed. The cool morning air hit her bare legs and arms, and she shivered.
* She reached the front door and yanked it open.
* Stone Lassiter stood on her step, hand in air, ready to pound the unrelenting wood again.
* Staring, her fogged brain tried to wake up. Hadn’t he just been in her room?
* No, that wasn’t real you nit-wit!
* “You! What’s the big idea? Do you realize how early it is? It’s my day off!”
* Not to mention, I was in the middle of the best dream of my life.

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Thank you for joining us here today, Kathleen! It was a pleasure getting to know you and your story.

Come celebrate a birthday! @KathleenGrieve has goodies for you!

Kathleen Grieve is celebrating her 29th birthday…again! And to celebrate she’s putting on a week-long shindig with a chance for one lucky winner to win a Kindle. How awesome is that? It’s her birthday and you could have a chance at getting a gift! To be entered in this wonderful b-day blog hop, comment on this post and go to her blog and comment there. (More details can also be found at the link.) http://kathleengrieve.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-my-birthday-this-week-celebrate.html On her blog post there’s a list of participating authors so be sure to visit their blogs as well and comment. The more places you visit and leave comments, the more chances you have of winning!
Happy Birthday Kathleen! Best wishes for a wonderful year!

Happy reading,
C.R. Moss