Who is International Heat?
These erotic authors, artists, editors and reviewers span the globe to bring you lots of International Heat.We’ve featured Jess Dee, Lexxie Couper, Rhian Cahill, Jayne Rylon and Mari Carr in the last few weeks of the Sweet, Sexy Scorching Hop. Now we’re going to call roll and introduce you to the whole group, posse, gang ummmm gaggle? Rotflol You get the picture. They are an entertaining crew of amazing authors.
Group Website: http://internationalheat.wordpress.com/
Rhian Cahill (Sydney/Singapore/Sydney)
BIO:
Years of slavery to four young aliens and their sire failed to squash the love of writing or reading hiding behind the facade of a boring stay-at-home mum. Escaping from the mother-ship with vivid imagination intact, Rhian uses her superpowers for good.
Okay, so that’s not quite how it happened. Married to her very own hero for over 20 years and raising a family of four kept writing on the back burner but with more time to spend on the things she loves most, Mr. Muse and Rhian have taken over.
Writing a multiple of genres keeps life interesting and busy. Rhian can be found in numerous places online where her love of talking is well satisfied. An Aussie, who’s spent years living overseas, Rhian and family are now happily residing back in their native land of down under.
Website: http://rhiancahill.com/
Upcoming Release:
Just when you think you know the rules, the game changes.
Party Games, Book 4
Lillian McDermott can’t complain about the years she’s spent at the top of a career she never wanted. But modelling gave her everything. Amazing experiences and enough money to leave it all behind to start her own perfume and fashion label.
The one thing it didn’t give her is Mackenzie Harris. Her brother’s best friend. The man who sees her only as a surrogate little sister. Now, at the launch party for the next phase of her life, she’s done waiting. She’s going to rock Mac’s world until ignoring her is the last thing on his mind.
Mac isn’t blind to Lilli’s charms, and he never has been. But no best mate screws around with a little sister, no matter how tempting. No matter how much he wants to show her exactly how he’d like to respond to her teasing. But this time she’s gone too far, and he’s not backing down. She started it, and he’s going to finish it.
One spin of the bottle turns friends to lovers. But as the boundaries come down, everything changes. Including what they thought they believed about the other.
Warning: Playing this game will result in breathless sexual anticipation, smoldering sexual chemistry and scorching sexual tension. And then the fun really starts…
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Mari Carr (Virginia, USA)
Writing a book was number one on Mari’s bucket list and
on her thirty-fourth birthday, she set out to see that goal achieved. Now her
computer is jammed full of stories — novels, novellas, short stories and
dead-ends. She’s been multi-published at Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave,
Carina Press and Liquid Silver Books. A New York Times and USA Today bestseller
as well as winner of the Passionate Plume, Mari found time for writing by
squeezing it into the hours between 3 a.m. and daybreak when her family is
asleep and the house is quiet.
To learn more about Mari Carr, please join her Yahoo!
group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Heat_Wave_Readers/join
Website http://maricarr.com/
Coming Soon
He’s
lost everything. Can he win her heart?
Compass Brothers, Book 3
Sam
Compton never liked getting his hands dirty, at least not on Compass Ranch.
Armed with a business degree, he’s about to become the youngest VP at an
illustrious Wall Street investment firm. Until his partner in an office romance
turns into an ultra-refined snake in the grass.
Staggering
from the punch of betrayal, another blow threatens to level him. His father is
dying. He races home to lend his brain to his brothers’ backs at the ranch, and
finds something he never expected. A sophisticated yet playful woman stimulates
his mind…and parts below the belt.
Compass
Ranch gave Cindi Middleton’s wounded soul everything it needs: a home,
acceptance, and respect—not to mention unlimited sex—from the ranch’s sexy
cowboys. Despite their instant and intense sparks, Sam’s defection to the
bright city lights she left behind is a big red flag. She’s been there, done
that, burned the T-shirt.
Yet
the heat of their attraction brings them circling back to each other’s
arms…until a certain snake reappears, threatening to endanger the acquisition
of the one thing Sam has realized is truly priceless.
Tissue alert! The authors recommend you have a
few on hand while reading this book. To make up for any sniffles, a host of
cowboys with open arms await to console you, distract you or make your wildest
dreams come true.
Bio:
Lexxie Couper started writing when she was six and hasn’t
stopped since. She’s not a deviant, but she does have a deviant’s imagination
and a desire to entertain readers with her words. Add the two together and you
get erotic romances that can make you laugh, cry, shake with fear or tremble
with desire. Sometimes all at once.
When she’s not submerged in the worlds she creates, Lexxie’s
life revolves around her family, a husband who thinks she’s insane, a indoor
cat who likes to stalk shadows, and her daughters, who both utterly captured
her heart and changed her life forever.
Having no idea how old she really is, Lexxie decided to go with
27 and has been that age for quite some time now. It’s the best of both worlds
– old enough to act mature, young enough to be silly.
Lexxie lives by two simple rules – measure your success not by
how much money you have, but by how often you laugh, and always try everything
at least once. As a consequence, she’s laughed her way through many an eyebrow
raising adventure.
Website http://www.lexxiecouper.com/
Contact Lexxie at lexxie@lexxiecouper.com
Newest Release
Sunset
Heat
A photographer, a firefighter, a rake. Let the debauchery
begin!
When Kennedy
bolted after a mind-blowing one-night stand with a sexy Australian firefighter,
she never expected to be standing in front of him four months later on a
tropical island resort. Naked, thanks to her phobia of butterflies.
Trouble is,
she’s equally turned on by Luke and his hunky British cousin. Not exactly how
she’d intended to spend her first day as Bandicoot Cove’s official
photographer.
Luke never
planned on falling for the feisty, flirty American he met at a New York bar.
Now that he’s face to face with her again, he has two questions. Why did she
run? And why can’t he stop thinking about sharing the woman of his dreams with
his cousin?
Addison
invited himself along on his cousin’s trip for a weekend of no-strings-attached
sex. But he wants to get to know Kennedy on all levels. Seriously, this is no
way for a rake to behave. And how the hell is he going to tell his cousin he’s
interested in the very woman Luke can’t get out of his mind?
Warnings: The
setting sun isn’t the only thing heating up Bandicoot Cove, because when the
word “threesome” gets thrown into the mix, it’s seduction on a global scale.
(Note: No butterflies were scorched during scenes of burning passion.)
Bio:
A good friend told me I
was doing myself a disservice with my official bio, so I thought I'd take a
moment to go a little further here, on my site, amongst friends. While I'm very
proud of what I've accomplished in my life and prior career, for the most part,
it's not what I'm about now, as a romance writer. Yet, because of my interest
in science fiction, fantasy and the paranormal, I find myself bringing a lot of
science into my writing. Of course, the fact that I ran a laboratory for a
half-dozen years while I was in grad school probably has a lot to do with that.
I've been a lab geek,
climbed to the top of the corporate ladder in the shark-infested streets of
lower Manhattan, and earned the right to put a whole bunch of letters after my
name, but I've always enjoyed writing more. Even when I was concentrating on my
previous career, I was always writing for my own enjoyment. Escaping to my own
fantasy world at the end of a rotten day in the office was one of my favorite
pastimes and a cheap form of "therapy." Creating new worlds and
sharing them with the amazing folks who take the time to actually read my
books, is way more fulfilling than anything I've done before.
And now for the...
Website: http://biancadarc.com/
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Newest Release
The first installment of our story, where we first meet Belora and her mother, Adora. Little do they know their lives will soon change. War is coming and with it, the discovery of their missing family. Love will also find them, each in turn as they struggle against events fraught with danger and risk.
War is coming for the knights, dragons and a damsel who is not quite in distress, but finds her heart's desire in the strong men of the Border Lair.
A chance meeting with a young male dragon seals the fate of one adventurous female poacher. The dragon's partner, a ruggedly handsome knight named Gareth, takes one look at the shapely poacher and decides to do a little poaching of his own. Sir Gareth not only seduces her, but falls deeply in love with the girl who is not only unafraid of dragons, but able to hear their silent speech, which is a rarity. He wants her for his mate, but mating with a knight is no simple thing. To accept a knight, a woman must also accept the dragon, the dragon's mate… and her knight too.
She is at first shocked, then enticed by the lusty life in the Lair. War is in the making and only the knights and dragons have a chance at ending it before it destroys their land and their lives. But there's nothing a knight enjoys more than a noble quest and winning the heart and trust of a maiden is the noblest quest of all.
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Jess Dee (Australia)
Jess Dee lives in beautiful Sydney, Australia, with her husband,
their two sons and their insane dog - a ridiculously overweight puggle named
Luigi.
An avid romance reader since her early teens, Jess knew one day,
when she grew up, she’d have to write her own love stories. It might have taken
a while, but in December of 2005, she finally got “the call.” Her first book,
Photo Opportunity had been contracted. Now you can’t hold her down. She’s
completed a whole host of books, and is finally doing the work she loves most—
writing romance.
Jess likes to set her stories in Australia. Have a look at the
gorgeous images on the page, and you’ll understand why it’s so easy to find
romance in this beautiful country.
Email: Jess@JessDee.com
Their true
colors are hidden…until one woman turns everything upside down.
Speed,
Book 2
Seth Pace,
guitarist of the rock band Speed, is a born dreamer, and nothing stands
in his way of making those dreams a reality. Except when it comes to band
manager Luke Struthers. He’s everything Seth wants in a partner, but even after
five years of perfectly explosive sex, Luke refuses to commit.
After a
childhood ravaged by abuse, Luke knows he’s a potential danger to anyone
foolish enough to love him. Seth is safer without him, but Luke has no idea how
to cut him loose painlessly. Until he spots Seth’s kind of woman—pretty, smart,
friendly. The plan: seduce her into a sexy threesome, then leave the two alone
to fall in love. Problem solved.
A night of
excitement with the two hottest men on the planet? Yeah, baby! Yet Kaz’s inborn
ability to read auras tells her something isn’t right. It’s obvious Seth and
Luke are madly in love, but subtle clues in Luke’s aura signal he’s up to
something. She’s not sure what, but if she doesn’t do something quick, the two
men she’s quickly come to adore will wind up without the happily ever after
they both deserve.
Warning: One
man + one man + one woman = a whole lot of steamy two-way and three-way M/M
& M/M/F sex, a hero or two to drool over, and a heroine who recognizes true
love when she sees it.
Lila Dubois (Los Angeles, CA and Ireland)
Having spent extensive time in France, Egypt and Turkey, Ireland and England Lila speaks five languages, none of them (including English) fluently.
Website: http://www.liladubois.net/
Coming Soon
October 9th
She’d always heard Hollywood was full of monsters. She
didn’t know they meant actual monsters.
All of Hollywood is talking about Calypso Production’s new
top-secret action movie, and Joanna is tapped to be the Production Designer.
There’s just one big issue: the lead actors are monsters. Literally.
Bound by tradition and discipline, Tokaki’s clan of
shapeshifers has maintained the old ways even as they’ve retreated from the
human race. When members of another clan come up with a plan to expose and
explain their hidden existence, he agrees to help. As the warrior who trains
all others, he knows how to inflict both the maximum, and minimum, amount of
damage. Because of this experience he’s asked to become something they call a
“stunt coordinator”.
When Joanna and Tokaki meet it’s electric, and not just
because Joanna watches him shift from a massive white tiger into a handsome,
naked man. Tokaki is fascinated by the outside world, especially Joanna, who’s
colorful in more ways than one. When he takes Joanna to a hidden temple deep in
the Chinese mountains, neither expects she’ll be risking her very life. In
order to save the woman he loves, Tokaki must turn to his family for help,
risking the secrets his clan has kept for a millennium.
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Bio:
I wanted to be the youngest romance author published, but life impeded the dream. I put aside writing and went to college briefly, then enlisted in the Air Force. After serving for two years in the Air Force I returned to my home in Indiana and started a family. A few years later I discovered yahoo groups and book reviews.
I haven’t turned my head over my shoulder since—there’s no sense in looking back. Reviewing books invoked my muse and called the writing bug back. Friends earned along the journey kept pushing me along until I submitted my first manuscript to a publisher. Since that time, I’ve submitted many more, had a few rejected, had a few published, and I’m working hard at getting more stories crafted.
I live with my family in Indiana where I read and play with my son when I’m not writing. I love to read and receive reader feedback and since I’m addicted to the internet, you can often find me lurking there. I invite you to email me any time, and stop back here for updates every once in a while!
Website: http://jambrea.com/
Newest Release
Book two in the Semper Fi Series
Colonel Ben Davies was going out of his mind. Why was he having sexual thoughts about his best friend’s kid sister? Nothing could happen between them. No matter how much Mari tempted him.
Maribeth O’Malley admired the boy who hadn’t minded a girl tagging along with him and her brother. Over the years, those feelings turned to love for the man he’d become. Now she had to convince him that she was all woman.
When Mari comes across information she shouldn’t have she turns to the man she loves for help. Her life is in danger and Ben must find the person responsible without falling into bed with her.
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of violence
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Jayne Rylon (Ohio, USA)
Jayne Rylon’s stories usually begin as a daydream in an
endless business meeting. Her writing acts as a creative counterpoint to her
straightlaced corporate existence. She lives in Ohio with two cats and her
husband who both inspires her fantasies and supports her careers. When she can
escape her office, she loves to travel the world, avoid speeding tickets in her
beloved Sky and, of course, read.
Jayne is a member of the Romance Writers of America
(RWA), the Central Ohio Fiction Writers (COFW) and Passionate Ink.
Website: http://jaynerylon.com/
New Release
Love’s Compass (September 4th)
PRINT anthology
containing Northern Exposure and Southern Comfort
Compass Brothers, Book 1
& 2
In
Northern Exposure, Silas Compton exiled himself to Alaska to help him get over
his unconventional attraction to both of his best friends, Colby and Lucy. When
an accident sends Silas home, ten years later, he has to face the truth about
his feelings. When things start to unravel on the ranch, will he be able to
step up? This time, his family needs him.
In
Southern Comfort, Seth Compton has known for years he was falling for Jody
Kirkland. When she graduates from college and returns home with a diploma and a
fiancé, Seth is determined to prove that they belong together. Even if it means
hogtying the stubborn woman to his bed until she comes to her senses.
J.R. Patrick (Barbados)
J.R. Patrick has had a love affair with reading from the very first story she devoured as a child. With her teenage years came romances and they opened the door to a whole new world—one in which she’s still happily immersed.
On the other side of the coin, J.R. and writing didn’t always get along. To say she is a woman of few words is an understatement and her career as a scientist—where being concise is the order of the day—certainly doesn’t help. Thankfully, her characters believe in perseverance and they whisper, scream, mutter, plead…whatever it takes to get their story told. Even if it’s one word at a time.
You might not have gotten past the scientist bit, possibly wondering what science and romance have to do with each other. To that J.R. answers—it’s all about chemistry.
Website: http://www.jrpatrick.com/
Current Release
Zach’s patience has paid off. But now that the reserved scientist has turned up the heat from simmer to sizzle, four months won’t cut it. No. Zach wants forever. Will their chemistry be enough?
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T (Tennessee, USA) T is
the daughter of the Postman. Wife of the Milkman. Mother of a 18 year old young
“man” with a shiny new high school diploma and a sort of new new car and a 17
year old daughter with yet another brand new cell phone this time it is a smartphone
(really and truly she couldn’t make this stuff up). Oh, lets not forget the cat
that thinks he is human, he is the true ruler of their household. She is a
confessed eBook
Addict only because she isn’t sure she still knows how print books work LOL The girls call her
the reviewer extraordinaire, but she doesn’t think there is anything that
extraordinary about her reviews, but hey they are really good for her ego and
she does like reviewing books and interviewing authors. When she grows up she
wants to be Anita Blake. I mean come on look at all the men that woman
has!
Anne Rainey (Middle-of-Nowhwereville)
Anne grew up in a small town the only girl with three rowdy, older brothers. When she wasn’t playing tackle football with them she could be found tucked away in her mother’s book room getting lost in mysterious worlds created by authors such as Martha Grimes and Andrew M. Greeley. She’s had a variety of odd jobs including Chiropractic Assistant, Frame Stylist, Restaurant Hostess, and Nail Technician.
Anne now lives with her fabulous husband, two gorgeous teenage daughters, two ornery dogs and three snooty cats. When she’s not dressing, feeding, cleaning or spending time with them, she can be found at the computer writing stories hot enough to make your toes curl!
Website: http://annerainey.com/
Newest Release:
Naked Games
Anticipation…
When Catherine Michaels tracks down her long lost sister,
Gracie, after a desperate search, she’s thrilled to find her alive and well.
But there’s also an unexpected bonus—Gracie’s sexy and single friend, Dean.
Ecstasy…
Dean is every woman’s fantasy, ruggedly handsome, intense,
and as Catherine discovers, a passionately adventurous lover. But his all night
appetite has a dark side. For though Catherine longs to give up all control,
Dean drives her even further…demanding she learn the real art of submission.
Surrender…
Read the prologue:
Valerie Tibbs (Illinois)
I am Valerie Tibbs, Network Administrator by day, graphic designer by night or vocation… Well, the day job pays the bills. But graphic design is my calling.
I began my career in graphic design in 1993 working in desktop publishing for the Illinois AFL-CIO. Creating newsletters, brochures, announcements, and various other types of projects gave me a chance to hone my skills. Several jobs later, several software programs later, and a lot of training, shaped my style.
In 2008 I took the leap and submitted sample covers to several e-publishering houses. After many rejections, a small epublishing company gave me a shot. I’ve been full steam ahead in the cover art world ever since. With over 300 covers to my name, I’m grateful for that one chance that opened the doors.
I’m currently working as a Freelance cover artist for Samhain Publishing, Loose-ID, Lyrical Press, Liquid Silver Books, Musa Publishing, Pink Petal, Etopia Press, Decadent Publishing as well as consignment jobs.
Website http://www.tibbsdesign.com/
4 comments:
WooHoo! One of my favorite author groups! Thanks for the info on the upcoming books
junegirl63 at gmail dot com
These all look so tantalizing!
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
Some new to me authors and others I have read... great picks!
So many amazing authors! Ive read about half of them and i see more i cant wait to try! Thanks for sharing and for the great giveaway!
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