CONTEST: The Family Jewel, By Raina James

The Family Jewel
By Raina James
From Siren Publishing's PolyAmour
Release date: Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
Available for pre-order now






To celebrate the upcoming release of The Family Jewel, my futuristic erotic romance with Siren Publishing's PolyAmour line, I'm offering one lucky entrant the chance to win a prize that includes:

• A download of The Family Jewel in one of the available formats*
• A $5 gift certificate for Amazon.com
• A box of yummy, decadent chocolates

"So, Raina," you ask, "How do I enter?"
Simple. Click on my banner at the bottom of this page to jump to my website. On the left-hand side of the home page -- every page, actually -- you'll find the Bon Bons icon, which will take you to my contest and extras page. The details of how to enter this contest are listed there in bold.
The name of the winning entrant will be drawn just before midnight on release day, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

Want an extra chance to win? Sign up for my debut newsletter by emailing me via the Contact Raina button and you will also be able to enter a second contest to win a package that will include:

• A download of The Family Jewel in one of the available formats*
• A $5 gift certificate for Amazon.com
• A box of yummy, decadent chocolates
• A selection of pamper-you bath and beauty products
• A surprise item

The details of how to enter your name in the draw for the second prize package will be included in the newsletter -- which will also feature a never-before-seen erotic free read -- which will hit email inboxes the week of Sept. 21, 2009.

* NOTE: If you have already pre-ordered The Family Jewel, don't worry. If your name is drawn, you may choose a different download from my backlist.

Tasty Treats Volume 1

Are you in the mood for a Tasty Treat, some stories to nibble on? Tasty Treats Volume 1 is now available from Siren-Bookstrand and we'd like to invite you to indulge your senses in some menage stories guaranteed to tickle your tastebuds.

Tasty Treats Volume 1 contains stories from Jenny Penn, Eve Adams, Dee S. Knight and Amber Carlton. Each story displays that author's distinctive touch on a common theme that weaves through the volume. The titles range from cowboy to contemporary to futuristic, but all of them have the hot helpings of sex and romance you've come to expect from Siren, as well as the lusty, and oh so fabulous, men catering to one woman's desires and fantasies.

So settle back and pick up a copy of Tasty Treats to indulge your cravings for love, lust and a little laughter.

Information on Tasty Treats can be found here:

http://www.bookstrand.com/product-tastytreatsvolume1-14838-200.html

Tasty Treats Volume 2 (including cowboy stories from Leah Brooke, Wendi Darlin and Sofia Hunt) and Tasty Treats Volume 3 (including paranormal stories from Stormy Glenn, Tymber Dalton, Blaze Ballantine, and Jenny Penn) are available for pre-order and will be released on June 8 and June 15. Order a copy of each today so you'll be able to continue your cravings for Tasty Treats.

Six Things That Make Me Happy

OK, so Lindsay Townsend just tagged me over at Happily Ever After Authors. I don't have my own blog, so I guess you all get to see what makes me happy

The rules are simple; Link to the person who has tagged you. Write down six things that make you happy. Post the rules, tag six others and let them know you did it. Then tell the person when your entry is complete.

Six Things That Make Me Happy...
1. Any day I don't have to wear hose

2. An unexpected compliment

3. Getting my hair just right

4. A warm arm around my shoulder

5. Extra chocolate syrup

6. Spooning under the covers on a snowy evening

AND

7. Not quite following the rules

Now I'm going to tag:

Kasey at Kasey’ View

Cheryl Koch at Cheryl’s Book Nook

Carolyn Jourdan

Rebecca Sinclair

Alexandra Everist

Destiny Booze

Lee

Lee Silver
"Romance with a Twist"
THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller
www.LeeSilver.org

The Science Behind The Twist

Can you imagine a world in the near future where it would be possible to become another person? In my new romantic suspense, THE TWIST, the hero actually turns into a carbon copy of the leading lady!

Zane Tollison's wife is running through their cash faster than he can make it. A "Hail Mary" contract with Clearwater Tobacco arrives in the nick of time to keep his fledgling consulting firm afloat, and to unchain him once and for all from his narcissistic wife.

Beautiful, brilliant, and estranged Kathy Davis is desperate for a new beginning. The feisty post doc bio-geneticist jumps at an offer from Clearwater, pouring her soul into a development that will revolutionize the tobacco industry.

The two are unwittingly reeled into a convoluted plan to steal $12 million. Zane is changing into a carbon copy of Kathy, a pawn in a bizarre genetic metamorphosis, entangling Kathy in a sinewy web of seduction and deceit. Forging a bond that will set the course of their destiny, they fight to overpower the diabolic hold that has taken over their lives.

The transformation in The Twist is pure sci-fi, but what if it were possible? As an engineer, I’m trained to come up with a way to make things work. I wanted a heroine who would stand toe to toe with the leading man and a plot that would keep a reader on the edge of his seat. Setting a romance in the framework of high tech intrigue, my technical background turned out to be my best friend.

I really had to get into Zane’s head to write The Twist. Women are so different...our emotions, what’s important to us, how we relate to each other. And then there’s the things we take for granted. Hair, nails, putting on your face, the whole bit. It would all have to be pretty strange for a guy. Trying to stuff all of that into a guy’s head was a challenge. Male characters just don’t have the range of emotion for you to work with. I guess that’s part of what makes them guys. As Zane begins his transformation, everything he is grappling with bubbles to the top as a confused mix of humor and rage. After the change it’s like he’s got the hormones of a squad of teenage cheerleaders. Yup, we finally get our revenge on the guys in THE TWIST :)

Every man should have to spend at least a month as a woman.

Debra Gaynor, ReviewYourBook

*FIVE STARS* KaseysView

*4 1/2 HEARTS* The Romance Studio

*FOUR STARS* ReviewYourBook


THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller
***Available in Paperback & E-book***

($11.69 paperback) (ON SALE $4.49 e-book)

A clever and witty sci-fi romp through big corporations, marriage and the gender wars.
Dee S. Knight , author of Heat Wave

Best Wishes for the Holidays!
Lee

Lee Silver
"Romance with a Twist"
THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller
www.LeeSilver.org

Lee Silver's Secret Hot Fudge Sundae Recipe

OK, so it's not really secret, but it's always a favorite :) You'll need Hershey's Vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. The ingredients aren't all that important, but the quantities are critical. Add (2) scoops of Hershey's vanilla ice cream to a bowl. Cover those suckers with syrup until you can't see em and curl up by the fire with a just released paperback copy of The Twist :)

Every man should have to spend at least a month as a woman.
Debra Gaynor, ReviewYourBook

THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller

***Available in Paperback & E-book***

*FIVE STARS* KaseysView

*4 1/2 HEARTS* The Romance Studio

*FOUR STARS* ReviewYourBook

($12.99 paperback) ($5.99 e-book)
15% OFF E-Book at Checkout

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Theme: High Tech Metamorphosis
Length: 79,000 words

(Blurb)

Zane Tollison's wife is running through their cash faster than he can make it. A "Hail Mary" contract with Clearwater Tobacco arrives in the nick of time to keep his fledgling consulting firm afloat, and to unchain him once and for all from his narcissistic wife.

Beautiful, brilliant, and estranged Kathy Davis is desperate for a new beginning. The feisty post doc bio-geneticist jumps at an offer from Clearwater, pouring her soul into a development that will revolutionize the tobacco industry.

The two are unwittingly reeled into a convoluted plan to steal $12 million. Zane is changing into a carbon copy of Kathy, a pawn in a bizarre genetic metamorphosis, entangling Kathy in a sinewy web of seduction and deceit. Forging a bond that will set the course of their destiny, they fight to overpower the diabolic hold that has taken over their lives.

Lee

Lee Silver
"Romance with a Twist"
THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller
www.LeeSilver.org

4.5 Kisses for Rapture 1 from Two Lips Reviews!

“The Prosecutor’s Paramour is a superb prequel to Ms. Santiago’s The Wives’ Tales series. Readers will be sucked into a futuristic world where women are relegated to the role of second-class citizens. Evie proves herself a worthy adversary by keeping Zachary on his toes. Zachary’s many secrets are revealed to Evie in unexpected ways. I have a whole new appreciation for Ms. Santiago’s talent as she constantly kept this reader guessing, even though I knew the ultimate outcome!

Ms. McKeever is a new author to me and subsequently I’ve never read any of the previous installments of her Sisters of Emsharra series. I found this novella to be the hardest one to enjoy, struggling to juggle the back-story with the main and keeping the secondary characters straight in my mind. I found Michael’s conflict to be one that tore at my heart. I empathized with how he could feel anything positive, let alone love, for Xevera after his mother suffered so cruelly at the hands of one of her people. I admired Xevera’s spunk as she bravely faced all of Michael’s hatred.

Ms. Ashbury begins her new trilogy The Song of the Sirens with The Enchantress. Twyla and Nicholas are a great team, loving and working together. Twyla gives her complete trust to Nicholas, thinking he might be the perfect man for her. Nicholas reworks his initial perception about Twyla as he learns more about this amazing woman. I was intrigued with the sirens and wished more background had been incorporated into this story. Knowing Ms. Ashbury, the second and third installments of this promising series will give us this and more!

A Devil’s Bargain was an utter delight to read! Isabelle is everything Devon wishes he could have, but knows is beyond reach. Ms. Wildes turns up the sexual heat as Devon introduces the virginal Isabelle to all the delights of the flesh. Isabelle not only stirs Devon’s libido, but through her wonderful spirit, encourages him to care again. A Devil’s Bargain is one historical that I’ll repeatedly turn to to warm up a cold winter’s night!”

To read the complete review visit here: http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3394&Itemid=36

For the Love of Cover Art ~ When a Good Angel Falls

One of the best things about walking into a bookstore for me, besides all of those fantastic books just begging to be read, is the magical invitation of cover art. Yes, there’s also the wonderful smell of all those books, tempting and teasing all of us acknowledged bookaholics. There they sit on their shelves and endcaps, in the bargain bins, waiting to find their right homes, ready to be ensconced in our shopping bags.

But before I choose which ones to buy, whether it’s an adventurous escape into romance or my eclectic appetite for non-fiction, anything from travel to building that next deck, I look at the pictures, those amazing displays of graphic art.

Now, in the age of cyber cover art, I’m in a beautiful-color paradise of images designed to catch my eye and lure me to the click-buy button.

Today! I’m showing off my cover art for When a Good Angel Falls, coming from Siren-BookStrand late in 2008, and currently featured on the new BookStrand site. Jinger Heaston is the cover artist and I think she beautifully captured my story. I couldn’t be happier. Kudos, Jinger!

Blurb:

When a Good Angel Falls ~ 2012 futuristic ~ The end of the Mayan Calendar
A world-weary, worn-out, incarnated angel who believes she is merely human has three choices: let the Nazerazzi of the North American Union capture her, walk out into the desert night and let the wildlife have a meal, or trust a mysterious stranger on a black motorcycle.

All Shades of Blue Paradise [World of the Blue Pearl Moon, Book I] ~ available from Siren Publishing ~ sirenpublishing.com ~
Pleasures of Blue Lotus Oil [World of the Blue Pearl Moon, Book II] ~ coming from Siren Publishing
When a Good Angel Falls ~ coming from BookStrand late in 2008
Savanna Kougar ~ Run on the Wild Side of Romance ~ savannakougar.com