Contest Winners!

The Follower Love Giveaway Hop is now closed. The winners have been chosen randomly, and their gifts have been e-mailed. Here are the winners listed below:

Gloria
geschumann@live.com

Candie
candieluster@gmail.com

Linda
seriousreader@live.com

Elona
enrohde@gmail.com

Courtney
cwyant3497@gmail.com

Congrats to all the winners! Looking for Trouble is free all day today for those of you who want to read the first book in the series.

Follower Love Giveaway

For this blog hop, I will be giving away 5 copies of my ebook, Here Comes Trouble. The book is available in all formats, and to enter just leave a comment at the end of this post with your e-mail address.

The contest ends tonight at midnight. I will choose the 5 winners at random and e-mail them tomorrow to let them know they've won, and will have a Kindle copy "gifted" to them. If you prefer a different format, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Good luck!

Lacy Taylor didn't exactly have a fairytale childhood. After being abandoned by both her parents and raised by her grandfather, she learned to take care of herself at a young age. Fiercely independent, Lacy finds herself back in Trouble, Wyoming working to pay the mortgage on the home her grandfather left her. Though she isn't pleased to be back in the town that triggers memories from her complicated past, Lacy decides to make the best of her situation until she learns her father has been released from jail and she’s not able to make the payments on the house in time. What's a girl to do?

Chase McDermott hadn't thought about Lacy Taylor in years. When he last knew her, she was nothing more than a lanky teenager who was glued to his dorky younger brother’s side. Years later, she’s standing in front of him—grown up and he must admit hot--asking for a waitress position at his restaurant. Even though she doesn’t have previous experience, he offers her a shot and right away her sexy confidence and strong convictions begin to spark something unexpected in him. But when money starts to go missing, the pressure is on Chase to figure out which employee has the greatest motive.

While Chase and Lacy’s attraction continues to escalate, her personal problems are on the rise when her half-sister comes into her life forcing her to deal with the mother that let her down. Lacy and Chase’s relationship culminates in a windfall that neither of them ever fathomed and challenges Lacy to learn what it means to trust someone. Chase will have to push aside his stubborn, unemotional side if there’s any chance they can reconcile their steamy affair into a real future. Can they get past all the roadblocks or will they fall prey to their own troubles?

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Six Sentence Sunday!

This week's Six Sentence Sunday is from the first book in the Trouble series, Looking for Trouble.

When Noah McDermott, owner of McDermott Construction, walks out into the bright morning sunshine, the last thing he expects is to get run over by a careless woman in a yellow Mercedes. His anger quickly fades into curiosity when the driver turns out to have endless legs and bottomless brown eyes.

Avery Price, daughter of a publishing millionaire, should have followed her instinct and kept driving instead of stopping at a dot on the map. But Trouble, Wyoming is growing on her and she needs a job – fast.

Lately, Noah's been going through office managers like people go through sticks of gum. He needs someone with a tough backbone to get his office organized. However, he did not want that someone to be the same woman who left her bumper imprint on his backside. As the two of them work together day after day, the sparks fly. Surely they can be professional and keep from acting on their attraction toward one another. As they spend more time together, Noah starts to get the feeling Avery isn't who she says she is. Is she just a girl looking for a change or is there more going on than she's telling him?

Avery quickly adapts to her new life in the picturesque town of Trouble. She has a job for the first time in her life and a boss who turns her on more than her ex-fiance ever did. But did she make the right choice by leaving home or is she falling deeper into trouble?

Here are 6 sentences from the book:

The light in his gray eyes ate up her face before roaming over her linen button-down top and dropping to her denim capris. Worn blue jeans covered long, solid legs; legs that had probably gotten that way from squatting school buses.

“Good evening, Miss Price. Or can I call you Avery?” His deep, gravelly voice washed over her skin like intimate little fingers.

A sharp breath filled her lungs when he said her name.

And The Winners Are...

I've chosen 5 people at random to be "gifted" a Kindle copy of Here Comes Trouble. When Amazon gets their act together, I will be e-mailing the gift to you:

Kristin (reineck@hotmail.com)
jscowen2005@aol.com
Karine (klnorber@@cord.edu)
Patti (meyersfamilyof5@gmail.com)
Cathy (cloughchick32@gmail.com)

Congrats to the winners! You will receive an e-mail from me when Amazon fixes the availability problem. For those of you who weren't chosen...not to worry. The book is only $.99!

Contest!

My newest release, Here Comes Trouble, is now available for purchase in all e-book formats. I would love to give away some copies of the book to readers who are looking forward to reading it. I've posted a short scene below. All you have to do is leave a comment, and I will choose 5 readers at random and "gift" them a Kindle copy of the book. The contest will run through Friday at 9 pm central time (Texas time). Be sure to leave your e-mail so I know how to get in touch with you. I will also announce the winners on Facebook, so make sure you're friends with me.

Here's the excerpt:

A quick peek through her peep hole showed Chase on the other side. A pair of dark sunglasses hid his eyes and his big, well-toned body was covered in a black t-shirt and a pair of khaki cargo pants. Why did her heart have to skip three beats every time she saw him? And why couldn’t she breathe normally around him like she did with other men?

“I can hear you moving around on the other side of the door, Lace. Open up.” Even through a thick piece of wood, his deep voice turned her inner muscles into Jell-O.

His deliciously full mouth turned up in a slow, heart-melting grin when she opened the door.

“How did you hear me?”

He tapped the threshold with one large boot. “Your floorboards creak.”

Ah, another thing that was wrong with the house.

She crossed her arms under her breasts and willed her heartbeat to slow down. “What’re you doing here?”

“I want to take you for a ride.” His grin widened when she lifted her brows. “On my bike. Although I’m willing to do the other thing you’re thinking.”

“Not a chance,” she said with a shake of her head.

Both his thick, wide shoulders shrugged. “Can’t blame a guy for trying.”

Her eyes dropped down to his powerful thighs and suppressed the memory of them in between her own. She cleared her throat so her voice had a prayer of coming out even. “I’m not a big fan of motorcycles, Chase.”

“But you like mine.” He tugged on a strand of her hair. “I’ve seen you eyeing me on it before.”

Did he have to be so in tune to her every move? His weird sixth sense made it difficult to be discreet about how much she still wanted him.

“All right you want the truth?” He whipped off his sunglasses and pierced her with eyes the same color of the sky. “I still feel bad about the way things ended between us.”

“And you want to make it up to me by sticking me on that thing?”

He tossed a backward glance over his shoulder. “That’s not the only thing I have planned. Come on,” he said when she still didn’t agree. “Live a little. What else do you have to do?”

Well, when he put it that way…

She dropped her arms and turned from the door. “Give me one minute.” This was going to get her into trouble. Her will-power was weak at best where Chase was concerned.

Her flip flops lay discarded on the bedroom floor where she kicked them off last night. She slipped them on, then on a whim grabbed her art bag and walked to the front door. There had to be something among the Wyoming scenery beautiful enough to make it on her sketch pad. She snagged her purse off the kitchen counter and locked the front door behind her.

Chase leaned against his bike like the irresistible bad-ass he was. He held out a monstrous black helmet when she approached.

“Do you have any idea what that’s going to do to my hair?”

“Do you have any idea what smacking your head on the pavement will do to your brain?” One side of his mouth kicked up and he plopped the helmet on her head. “Nothing could make your hair look bad.” His big fingers brushed along her chin and jawbone when he fastened the strap of the helmet. The feel of his skin against hers sent little lightning bolts to her midsection. “Here,” he said and took her art bag and purse off her shoulder. A duffle bag-sized compartment sat on the end of the bike, and Chase deposited her belongings into it.

“You have to get on the bike, Lace,” he said to her after he threw one long leg over the motorcycle and she only stood there.

“Right,” she said more to herself. The bike was taller than she anticipated and her toes barely touched the ground when she mounted. Chase’s body heat felt way too good, not to mention how divinely hard his back muscles would be so she opted for leaning back and grabbing the seat behind her. Spontaneously combusting on a motorcycle in the middle of the open road was not on her “To Do” list.

“That’s not going to work,” he said over his shoulder. “You need to hold onto me.”

No way could she handle being plastered to all that muscle. “I think I’ll be okay like this.”

“No, seriously.” When she didn’t move so much as a toe, he turned in the seat so he could see her. “You’re not afraid to touch me, are you?”

“Of course not,” she said with a weak smile. Yeah, that was real convincing.

A heavy sigh radiated from his big body. “Give me your hand.” When she placed her palm in his much bigger one, he yanked it forward until her arm was wrapped around him. He settled it on his abdomen then held out his right hand. “Other hand.” His fingers wrapped around her wrist and gently tugged until her hand rested on top of her other one. “Don’t let go. But feel free to let those drift lower.”

“You’re pushing it,” she growled next to his ear.

His back vibrated against her chest when he laughed. Man, he had a sexy laugh. The low, rough timbre had a way of skipping along her nerves until her bones all but melted. Lacy always tried to prepare herself to never be caught off guard around Chase, but he managed to sneak past her defenses.

Six Sentence Sunday!

This week's Six Sentence Sunday is from my upcoming release, Here Comes Trouble. The book will be out September 12th.

Lacy Taylor didn't exactly have a fairytale childhood. After being abandoned by both her parents, she had to learn to take care of herself at a young age. Now an independent woman, Lacy finds herself back in Trouble, Wyoming. Though she isn't please to be back in the town where her memories were less than pleasant, Lacy decides to make the best of her situation. Unfortunately her father has recently been released from jail and the county is about to take her house. What's a girl to do?

Chase McDermott hadn't thought about Lacy Taylor in a long time. To him she was nothing more than the sad little girl who lived across town and followed his brother around like a lost puppy. Years later, she's in a bit of a jam and turns to Chase for help. He goes against his sensibility and offers her a job at his restaurant. Then money comes up short and things start to go missing. The last thing Chase wants to do is think Lacy might be stealing. With a thief among his midst and a woman who turns him on like she never had before, Chase is in a bit of a dilemma.

Lacy has her own problems with the appearance of a half-sister, a major tax problem and a sudden windfall she as absolutely no clue what to do with. Chase is with her every step of the way, offering his support - and more. Along the way he has to figure out which one of his employees is stealing before they bleed him dry!

Will the two of them ever get things figured out? Or will they become too distracted with their desire for each other?

Here are 6 more sentences:

“Trying to burn off more calories?” His deep, rumbling voice chased away the paranoia that had consumed her for the past ten minutes.

Instead of answering his question, she countered with, “How long have you been standing there?”

The low volume of the television filled the living room for a moment before Chase answered. “Long enough to know something’s on your mind.”

“I couldn’t sleep.”

Six Sentence Sunday!

There are just a few more Six Sentence Sundays before the new book comes out. Here Comes Trouble will now be released in September.

Lacy Taylor didn't exactly have a fairytale childhood. After being abandoned by both her parents, she had to learn to take care of herself at a young age. Now an independent woman, Lacy finds herself back in Trouble, Wyoming. Though she isn't please to be back in the town where her memories were less than pleasant, Lacy decides to make the best of her situation. Unfortunately her father has recently been released from jail and the county is about to take her house. What's a girl to do?

Chase McDermott hadn't thought about Lacy Taylor in a long time. To him she was nothing more than the sad little girl who lived across town and followed his brother around like a lost puppy. Years later, she's in a bit of a jam and turns to Chase for help. He goes against his sensibility and offers her a job at his restaurant. Then money comes up short and things start to go missing. The last thing Chase wants to do is think Lacy might be stealing. With a thief among his midst and a woman who turns him on like she never had before, Chase is in a bit of a dilemma.

Lacy has her own problems with the appearance of a half-sister, a major tax problem and a sudden windfall she as absolutely no clue what to do with. Chase is with her every step of the way, offering his support - and more. Along the way he has to figure out which one of his employees is stealing before they bleed him dry!

Will the two of them ever get things figured out? Or will they become too distracted with their desire for each other?

Here are 6 more sentences:

Thankfully his piercing blue eyes were hidden by his dark sunglasses. Somehow she’d made him smile; a slow I’m-going-to-give-you-the-best-orgasm-of-your-life smile. Lacy almost whimpered.

“Be careful, Miss Taylor. You might actually start to like me.”

The door shut with a soft click behind him, but Lacy could have sworn she heard him laugh.