Friday 20 September 2013

Book Indulgence Hop!

Hello hoppers!!
I'm so excited to be part of this hop organized by some of my favorite people...the kind folks at Guilty Indulgence! I'm rather fond of the reviewers at Guilty Indulgence. You see, they saw fit to make my book The Selkie the winner of their Ultimate Indulgence Award last year, so I am still very grateful. Thanks to everyone at Guilty Indulgence for supporting a small press author and sharing the love.



There are lots of fabulous authors taking part in this hop and wonderful prizes, including the grand prize of a ton of cool swag. So make sure you comment on each blog you visit, and be sure to leave your email address.

In order to visit each stop on the hop, just click the deliciously-sticky man above or this link: http://guiltyindulgencebookclub.blogspot.ca/p/blog-hops.html

What makes something an indulgence? Well, I always see it as something that's tasty, but a little bit bad for you. Ice cream, cheesecake, Nutella...these are some of my favorite indulgences.

However, one could stretch the idea and become really sinful. What about a sexy Alpha hero? One who clearly shows he's a little bit bad, but also oh, so good. Oh yes, isn't this one of our fave indulgences as well?

Well, I have one of these bad boys for you, and if you are really good, you might win him! I'd like to introduce you to Soren Snow, the bad boy hero from my bear shifter romance Predator's Serenade, Gemini Island Shifters book 2.


Soren is a polar bear shifter and professional percussionist with a penchant for models and teasing the female fans in his fanclub. The last thing our Soren wants to do is get mated, so he becomes understandably upset when fate kicks him in the ass.

Want a sneak peek?

Blurb:

There are three things that make bear shifter Soren Snow’s skin crawl: mothers, their children, and the great outdoors. Soren is a famed musician and playboy, and he would rather spend his days pressing the flesh with the women in his fan club than developing meaningful relationships. When his brother calls in a favor, forcing Soren to revisit the Ursa Fishing Lodge in Northern Ontario, he couldn’t be more displeased. However, he owes his brother big time. 

Gioia Clementine would rather not meet Soren, her drummer son’s rock idol. But when tragedy strikes her home, it seems the only one the boy might respond to is Soren. Gioia begrudgingly agrees to let her son meet him, hoping the rock star won’t turn her tween into a musical misogynist. 

When Gioia and Soren meet, the sexual chemistry threatens to set the Ontario woodland ablaze. Can these two opposites find a common ground? And can they manage to resolve their unwanted feelings, even when a mysterious stranger arrives at the lodge, threatening everything?

Excerpt:


Gioia followed Soren's approach with a curious eye. She'd wondered if the miracle kisser would beat a hasty retreat after witnessing her boy fall to pieces, and yet here he was. He wore the same famished look he had right before he'd ruined her for any other man's kiss. And she felt it too. The tingles between her shoulder blade, the gelatin knees, and trembling lips that wanted to gobble him up.
She couldn't. She didn't want to saddle him with such a wreck of a woman or family.
He came right up to her, so close, as if making a mockery of the space that sought to separate them. Weaving his fingers through her hair, he cradled her skull and pulled her close. Tucking her head against his chest, he kissed the top of her head, blazing a trail of hot reaction down her spine. He had new clothes on and smelled fresh and clean. As she breathed him in, he rained soft kisses all over her head.
He knows.
She pulled away, suddenly terrified he'd think she was a travesty of a mother. It's what anyone would think in his case. They'd wonder what Gioia had done wrong to create a monster child. But as she attempted to remove herself from his grasp, Soren fought her by holding her still. Again she tried jerking away from his wall of a chest. He held her firm.
When she tried two more times, each time unsuccessfully, he looked at her and shouted, "Dammit, woman, I am not letting you go, so you can stop pulling away from me!"
Something in Gioia broke. She'd been carrying her sadness around for so long, trying to be strong, and Soren was offering to be strong for her. For just a moment, maybe she could surrender. God only knew how badly she wanted to give herself to the bear man.
He grabbed her tighter, and his hands slid down to mold over her ass cheeks. His warm breath was all over her face, and she took a dizzying dive into the seas of his eyes. He ground her against him, and she was forced to stand on tip toes.
"Gioia," he whispered.
She wound her arms about his tense neck, felt him tense further. Then … a sigh somewhere in his big frame and a relaxation in his muscles. As if he needed to have her wound about him. As if it soothed him as much as her.
"Soren. Please."
As he kissed her, he picked her up, his hands under her bottom. Her miniskirt rode up, and she spared a second to mentally curse her decision to wear it. And then she didn't care.

Kissing her madly, Soren spirited her into the woods.


In order to win a copy of Predator's Serenade, leave me a comment and tell me about your favorite indulgence!! I will pick a winner at the end of the hop and award a copy of my sexy book.

In the meantime, happy hopping!
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25 comments:

  1. Hi Rosanna my favourite indulgence right now is the delicious cakes made by my favourite coffee shop, Cafe Maison. As I am always watching my weight, they are a really naughty indulgence.
    Loved The Selkie books by the way, and I so want to read Predators Serenade'
    Katherine.sowerby2527@gmail.com

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    1. Dear Kath. Thanks so much for hopping with me and for your very kind comments on my books. Have a great day!

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  2. Hello Rosanna at the moment its my perfume. My daughter bought me Chanel no 5 from holidays and im addicted to it. Love your bear shifters julie.beasley@btinternet.com

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    1. Ooh, that's a lovely indulgence, Julie. I love perfume too. Thanks so much for your lovely comments- glad you like the bears!

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  3. My fav indulgence is an ice-cream cake from Dairy Queen!
    Love your books so much!

    brenda_dyer212@hotmail.com

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    1. Oh, that sounds nice, Brenda! Thanks so much for hopping with me, my friend. :)

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  4. My favorite indulgence is Lush. Thank you for the giveaway.

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    1. That is a good indulgence, Heather! I can smell it already! LOL Thanks for hopping with me.

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  5. Do sexy alpha males count as an indulgence? 'Cause you know that's mine! :-) Love your sexy shifter, Rosanna!

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    1. Oh yes, Parker. We all share that one! Thanks for joining me here on the hop!

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  6. My favorite indulgence is cocoa dusted almonds along with a thick, sexy book; something along the lines of Predator's Serenade or even something spookyish such as Joe Hill's NOS4A2. As long as I have a book, or 2, I'm happy. Occasionally, I'll have a champagne cocktail with my book. Thanks for the chance to win. michelle_willms@yahoo.com.

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    1. Sounds scrumptious, Michelle. Thanks for hopping with me!

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  7. my favorite indulgence is the tv series spartacus

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

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    1. That is a great one, Laurie. I still miss Andy who played the original Spartacus. Thanks for hopping with me!

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  8. My favorite indulgence would be time for me. Some days I just want 5 minutes to breathe. Add in a great book, a glass of wine and some chocolate & I'm one very happy woman.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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    1. Oh, Mary, that sounds divine. May I join you? LOL Thanks for hopping with me!

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  9. Right now my favorite indulgence is reading books... like yours! (No, I'm not INTENTIONALLY sucking up...) Seriously, though, my indulgence is to pull out my Kindle & spirit off to other words of shapeshifters... romantica with alpha males... and just totally block out the Super Bowl of Chaos that is my life!
    snarkymom at snarkymomreads dot com

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    1. Hi Snarkymom. Firstly, can I say we snarky moms everywhere salute you? LOL And your indulgence is mine too. Thanks for hopping with me!

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  10. I already have this one and I loved it!!! Thanks for sharing the hop and the giveaway. Happy Blogoversary to Book Indulgence evamillien at gmail dot com

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    1. Thank you so much, Eva!! So glad you could visit me here. :)

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  11. Fave indulgences...books, spa days, artisian chocolates and single malt scotch.

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com

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    1. You've hit on some awesome indulgences, Elizabeth! Count me in. ;) Thanks for hopping with me.

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  12. My current indulgence is reading. Any down time I have is spent reading.

    pjmillion (at) comcast (dot) net

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  13. My favorite indulgences are books and world class chocolate ice cream.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  14. Thanks to all for your interest! I've drawn a name and the winner this time is Michelle W. Congrats Michelle and hope to see you all at the next hop!

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