Cerise Deland, Desiree Holt, "Until Midnight"

What’s happens when you mix a really spicy Desiree Holt romance with Cerise Deland’s penchant for exciting locations and international intrigue?

You get “Until Midnight” which is a really steamy book that moves fast!

There’s a lot here to work with. The heroine Nicole Welles is the feisty owner of Nemesis Security and she has a big problem. Nemesis has just finished a brutal assignment rescuing a hostage from a Mexican drug cartel. During the rescue Nicole killed the drug lord’s brother.

Nicole desperately needs a little R&R and hopes to get some at a high-security tropical resort in Costalegre Mexico. 

On page one she is sunbathing in a teeny tiny bikini with her 9mm in a nearby beach tote when her relaxing vacation on the Mexican Riviera suddenly takes a hard left.

The story literally starts with a bang. Actually the “thunk” of the stunning Irish/ Israeli hero Adam Molloy’s “Desert Eagle” putting a bullet in Nicole’s would-be assassin. 

Adam steps out of the bushes after efficiently dispatching a man sent to kill Nicole and immodestly introduces himself as the man who saved her life.

Nicole is a woman used to taking care of herself but she responds strongly to Adam’s aggressive personality. 

After a brief but practical discussion about what should be done with the body, Adam, being a take-charge sort of man does the gentlemanly thing and disposes of the body for her.

She takes Adam back to her bungalow and offers him a drink as a reward. Sparks fly. He suggests she might want to return the favor by offering hot sex, right now in her bungalow.

Adam is just about the sexiest and most dangerous hero I’ve come across in quite awhile. His father was an IRA bomb maker and he’s a Mossad agent. He’s smart, well armed and lethal in bed. He travels with his gun and Israeli-intelligence gadgets and everything gets used to advantage in the story.

After reflecting on their current circumstances the two bond and become lovers, and it’s a good thing. It turns out, the man Adam killed on the beach works for the same drug cartel both have had past dealings with.

Nicole really needs Adam’s help and Adam needs a strong woman. Both discover they share a common enemy and dislike of injustice, and then things go boom. 

Their lives are threatened and two seemingly unrelated events lead back to the same drug lord who wants Nicole dead.

What I loved about “Until Midnight” was it’s genuine sense of intrigue and danger. Nicole and Adam have a serious problem to deal with that affects other people in their lives. 

The action is particularly well written and flies along. I loved the strong plot and all the details Deland and Holt added about the locations, weapons and cartels. Most of all I enjoyed seeing two strong people who have been alone in the world for so long, find each other and fall in love.

“Until Midnight” is the second book in the Nemesis series but it’s a strong standalone and can be enjoyed by itself. 

I highly recommend “Until Midnight”.

Cerise Deland, Desiree Holt, “Until Midnight” Ellora’s Cave Breathless Line.

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-8970-until-midnight.aspx

XXOO Kat

New Print Book - Wet

I'm excited to be in a new print book with such talented authors!

http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9133-wet.aspx

Body Shots by Amber Skyze
Got tequila? Sierra does, and Reed isn’t afraid to use it. He’s determined to do shots on every inch of her skin, but Sierra has insecurities preventing him from exploring intimate areas. Her insecurities won’t stop her from lavishing his body with the heady liquor though.

Ten years ago an accident tore Sierra Allen and Reed Walker apart. Now a chance encounter has them burning for each other. A bottle of liquor and a pool table has this duo ready to quench their thirsts with one night of body shots. But will one night be enough?

Shaken and Stirred by M.A. Ellis

Susanne is one final challenge away from winning a national beverage competition and reaching the pinnacle of her career—a management position with a very wealthy client. She’s intent that nothing will stand in her way. Not even the drop-dead-sexy cowboy who sidles up to her at the hotel bar.

Lucifer Treyton Ryder is under express orders from his uncle to find Susanne and do whatever it takes to have her disqualified. Trey plans to take her to bed and keep her there until the security team discovers them together. It’s against the rules. It’s a foolproof plan. Until the auburn-haired beauty shows more than a passing interest in a bit of yee-haw rope play.

Before Susanne realizes what he’s about, Trey has her hands expertly bound and she’s forced to make a choice—play it safe or allow the devilishly tempting man full rein for an evening of uninhibited loving? A “perfect” stranger and kinky sex? Susanne’s about to make a choice that could cost her everything.

Slow and Wet by Helen Hardt
Jillian loves her gorgeous bronc-busting boyfriend, Dale. She just hasn’t told him yet. After a satisfying romp, she walks naked into Dale’s kitchen, shocked to find another hot cowboy. Travis likes what he sees and is eager to take up where he and Dale left off four years earlier—as two men giving one woman the ultimate pleasure.

To please Dale—and herself—Jill agrees. Under the Wyoming summer sky, she yields to the desires of both men. They cover her in her favorite beverage, Dale’s homemade honey-lemonade, and lick every drop from her body. But will this erotic encounter with four strong hands, two delectable mouths and two determined men lead to what Jill ultimately wants—Dale’s love?

Set Me Up by Kat Alexis
Indigo Larsen can finally live her dreams of exploring the world. Her first stop is Ireland, where on a dare she accepts the Tongue of Truth liquor. The sex that follows is passionate and more exotic than anything she’s ever imagined. Waking up the next morning on Aedan Ciaran’s naked lap with his hard cock inside her is more than disconcerting. Convinced the liquor is the cause of her predicament, Indigo tries to leave.

What’s a leprechaun to do? Why, bring out all the luck he can find in hopes of loving his way into Indigo’s heart.

Sexpresso Night by Kelly Jamieson
After a disastrous D/s relationship nearly destroyed her, Danya swears she’ll never go back to that lifestyle. She tries to deny the dark hunger rising inside her, a craving to be pushed, taken to the edge, until the night she ends up at Karma Coffee for Sexpresso Night. She discovers how sensual and sexy coffee can be—and how sensual and sexy barista Carter Jarvis is.

Carter senses gorgeous Danya wants to let go of control with a man. When they end up back at his place “for coffee”, she submits to him so beautifully he knows she’s meant to be his. Carter seems perfect for her—not wishy-washy, but not a sadistic pervert. The true test comes the night he shows her his BDSM playroom



Jemimah's Genie by Ainsley Abbott

The promised toast Jemimah Murphy offered her deceased grandmother was one she’d never forget. As her great-great-grandmother’s homemade elderberry wine trickled down her throat, a poof and flash sent her reeling and the most delectable man she’d ever seen suddenly appeared. Brian, she discovered to her utter amazement and delight, was her personal genie.

Brian’s reason for existence was to pleasure Jemi and fulfill her deepest sexual desires. His fiery lovemaking introduced her to passionate, sensual experiences she’d never believed possible.

But the magical wine diminished each time Jemi summoned her lover, and both Brian and Jemi knew their perfect fantasy would inevitably have to end. Unless…

Thrill me, chill me, make me love you!

James Bond?

The Tourist?

The Girl with the ...whatever rocks her world?

Desiree Holt & I have all of that for you today AND MORE with the release of our second in our NEMESIS series, UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

This one stars the owner of the private security firm, Nicole Welles, and a man she meets quite by chance on a solitary beach in a private resort far, far from the madding crowd.

Or so it should be.

And isn't.

WHY?

Because someone has a grudge against Nicki and she and the man who "eliminates" him have to learn all the details.

THEN, begins a roller coaster ride, just like UNTIL THE DAWN, the first in the series that stars the women of NEMESIS.

Come meet Adam Molloy. A man you will remember. For his unique pedigree. For his style. For his wry take on life. And his love for Nicki.

Today at: http://www.jasminejade.com/ps-8970-50-until-midnight.aspx

Ciao, bella! Come to my blog today for a nibble: http://cerisedeland.blogspot.com

Getting close, and I'm not finished! OH NO!!!

RATS!

I have been writing like crazy, but my deadline for subbing a story to my editor is not gonna make it! I guess I will extend it to St. Paddy's Day. I have restarted six times, and it keeps getting better, but something is just...missing.

I will work on it all day today and hopefully will get it done shortly.  Wish me luck!

Fran 

Super Duper Heroes!

Everything seems to be in short supply these days except super heroes. 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. I love these guys. I’m just a bit concerned summer movie theaters are going to be over-populated with superheroes fighting for our limited time and attention and I hate to see any of them lose.

Lately, superheroes seem to oozing out of the walls and there’s probably a super power just for that, but I’m not quite ready to cheer for “Oozing Man”.  I can’t quite picture it.

Every time I glance at the entertainment section I see a new hunk has been signed to play a superhero and what’s more American actors will play NONE of our classic superheroes.  That's right no American cheese on our all American beef patties. Our all-American superheroes have been out-sourced!

Exhibit A: Henry Cavill a 27 year old, excellent British actor who played the part of Charles Brandon in Showtime’s “The Tudors” has been signed to play the iconic role of “Superman”!!

How did this happen? Cavill is mesmerizing on screen and I may eat my hastily spoken words later, but I’m very disappointed an American actor with the classic tall dark and handsome, man of steel American good looks wasn’t chosen for the role. It seems like a shame.

Exhibit B: Andrew Garfield also British has signed on to play Spiderman. Peter Parker played by a Brit? I need to be convinced of this.

Exhibit C: Green Lantern, I loved this comic growing up. Ryan Reynolds is physically perfect to play this role but he’s Canadian. There’s nothing wrong with Canadians. We share a border with them. We’ve never gone to war with Canada. Canadians are polite decent people so I’m just going to let this one go...

Exhibit D: Eric Bana, another excellent British actor plays the Hulk. Not really a complaint, this one’s just an observation.

The next example is actually perfectly cast and I have no complaints at all. The Marvel Comic’s adaptation of “Thor” is due in theaters this May. Thor stars a towering, blond 6'4", Chris Helmsworth as the Nordic God of thunder. Watch the trailer and check out this man without a shirt—I swear on Valhalla throbbing hammer of might your pulse will thunder! 

If you saw the latest Star Trek movie you saw Chris. He played a brief but intensely moving scene as Captain George Kirk, heroically going down with the ship to save innocent lives including a newborn James T. Kirk who is born during a Romulan attack (Those Romulans, you just can’t trust them!).  

Thor looks pretty good. Bring the hammer down baby! I’m soooo buying a ticket to see this.

Captain America: Stars Chris Evans as the iconic hero with a shield. Hugo Weaving an Aussie, co-stars as the villainous Red Skull. I love the look of the art direction. This movie has a period WWII, almost Steampunk feel about it and I’m very curious to see a beefed up Chris Evans in his newly redesigned and more macho Captain America costume (They nixed the silly blue tights but you won’t miss them).

Last but certainly not least my favorite Aussie Hugh Jackman is gulping down 6,000 calories a day, that’s right I said 6,000 calories a day in order to bulk up for his upcoming role as “The Wolverine”.

This is big news in every sense of the word. Aronofsky, the same director who asked featherweight Natalie Portman to lose 20 pounds for her role in Black Swan, has ordered Hugh to bulk up to play the pugnacious part. 

Aronofsky said he wants to see Hugh looking “Stockier” in the long shots and not so much like a lean mean Clint Eastwood. (Is that a bad thing…?)

What the hell, if Aronofsky really wants “stocky” maybe I can body double for Hugh? I have a head start on the bulking up…

 I loved Wolverine comics when I was growing up and actually had a little crush on Wolverine. I filled many a spiral notebook with my own hand drawn Wolverine comics. I love Hugh Jackman and I can’t image anyone else physically embodying the role as well as he. 

“Wolverine 2” is a pre-sold ticket for me!

Did I miss any summer superheroes? Let me know if I did.

XXOO Kat

Thor movie trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOddp-nlNvQ

Stuck in Edits

I planned to have something intelligent to share with you all this week, but that changed when edits for All or Nothing arrived. I'm doing some intense edits with my new editor. It's all for making the story stronger! That's all I ask for.
I'm also doing edits for Love Revisited - well I finished those. I only needed to change two things in 12 pages. That isn't too bad. :o)

So until next week...know I'm knee deep in edits.

Celebrating my top selling Regency series on 3 lists!

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