#fallingintolove with Stormy @AuthorTinaGayle #MFRWauthor

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Today the spotlight is on Stormy, Tina Gayle’s next release, another Falling Into Love read. Although, I think I’d call the cover Steamy instead. 😉

cover of Stormy

Blurb –

A widower, a divorcee, co-workers, lovers…a future together…marriage?

Consoling each other for years over each other’s misfortune, Karen and Daniel turn a friendship into a weekend of unbridled red-hot passion. The heat between them leads to thoughts of a future together. That is…

Until children, an ex-husband, an unexpected heart-attack, a conniving trophy-wife, guilt, and personal choices come between them. Will the heat of their passion let them break from the past and move into the future?

Hot read for mature adults – a second chance at love.

Now available for preorder on Amazon; goes live Oct. 15: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N8797R4

Excerpt:

“Daniel, if you’re in the bathroom come out this minute.”

The entrance opened, and he stood in the doorway.

Problem, he wore only a towel.

Awe, shit…she didn’t need to see his bare chest covered in crisp dark hair, the sculptured muscles of his arms and shoulders, developed pecs, and thick thighs.

Damn, how was she supposed to resist such temptation?

Desire added with the anxiety she’d already experienced on her drive here, lit her anger. “Why the hell didn’t you answer your phone? I’ve been calling and texting you for the last two hours.”

A confused frown passed over his handsome face. Instead of responding, he stepped to the bedside table. He lifted his cell phone and clicked a few buttons.

Unable to contain her impatience, Karen stalked forward.

He glanced up when she grew closer and showed her the phone. “I don’t understand it. I don’t show receiving any messages or calls. The signals must have gotten lost because of the storm.”

She’d suspected as much. Still, she refused to let him off the hook because he could’ve contacted her before he left town. “You should’ve called me. But no…”

Having endured his inability to communicate for months now, she stabbed her finger through the air at him. “You never call. You always expect me to phone you. Well, I’ve had it.”

The distance closed between them and she stood inches from him. Her fingertip tapped his chest. Static electricity sparked between them and her fist unfolded. She stumbled backward.

“Whoa.” Daniel caught her around the waist with one hand and held her close. His phone landed on the bed before he circled his other arm around her. His strong grip held her steady and didn’t allow her to step away. “You’re right. I guess I’m just use to…”

“Don’t say it. I’ve heard it too many times. Sharon might have resented the interruptions but I’m not her. I’m never in any type of meeting that you could possibly disrupt.” Karen spread her hands over his chest and worked to maintain a smidgen of distance. Nevertheless with him so near, his warmth surrounding her in a seductive cocoon, she had to fight the urge to melt against him.

“Yes, but if I called you whenever I wanted we’d never get off the phone.” The husky tone of his voice pulled her gaze upward.

Author Tina GayleAuthor Bio:

Tina Gayle grew up a dreamer and loves escaping into a good romantic book.

She is currently working on two different series: the Executive Wives’ Club and the Family Tree series both combine elements of womens fiction with the passion of romance. Read the 1st chapter of any of her books on her website.

Home – www.tinagayle.net
Blog – www.tinagayle.blogspot.com
Twitter – https://twitter.com/#!/AuthorTinaGayle
Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1641826.Tina_Gayle
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tina.gayle

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Meet Himiin, from Spirit of the Mountain by @patyjag #PNR

Lyndi Lamont's Paranormal BlogfestAuthor Paty Jager joins us along with her Nez Perce shapeshifter, Himiin, from Spirit of the Mountain. I love the gorgeous cover.

Spirit of the Mountain coverSpirit of the Mountain

ISBN 9781940064833

Evil spirits, star-crossed lovers, and duty…which will prevail?

Wren, the daughter of a Nimiipuu chief, loves the mountain and her people—the Lake Nimmipuu. When a warrior from the enemy Blackleg tribe asks for her hand in marriage to bring peace between the tribes, she knows it is how she must fulfill her vision quest. But she is torn between duty and her breaking heart.

Himiin, as spirit of the mountain, watches over all the creatures on his mountain, including the Nimiipuu. When Wren shows no fear of him as a white wolf, he listens to her secret fears and loses his heart to the mortal maiden. Respecting her people’s beliefs, he must watch her leave the mountain with the Blackleg warrior.

When an evil spirit threatens Wren’s life, Himiin rushes to save her. But to leave the mountain means he’ll turn to smoke…

Available at: Nook, Amazon, Apple, Windtree Press and Kobo.

Paty’s Interview with Himiin, Spirit of the Mountain

Paty: Thanks for sitting down with me today. Tell us a little about yourself.

I am a shapeshifting Nez Perce spirit who was placed upon this mountain by the Creator to watch over the Lake Nimiipuu, the Nez Perce band that summers near the lake at the foot of my mountain. I have been watching over these people for the lifetime of many generations.

Paty: I understand you have some kind of special power. Can you tell us about it?

As a spirit I can shift from man form to wolf form. I prefer to move about my mountain as a wolf. I am also able to slip into other animals and humans as the need arises. I rarely slip into humans as they are less tolerant of my entering their bodies. But there are occasions, like when the evil Blackleg hurt my precious Wren. I had to enter his body to discover where he had left her to die. However, the Creator gave me a barrier. I cannot leave my mountain, to do so would turn me into smoke—never to be a spirit or a creature of the mountain.

Paty: When did you discover you were able to shift?

My siblings and I were made spirits when our father followed the greedy coyote and his actions killed the warriors of our village. The elderly and women turned on us. The Creator seeing the fury of the people, cradled us in his hands and laid us upon the land of our mother. The home of the Lake Nimiipuu. He instructed us to watch over them and gave us each the body of a creature. Myself the white wolf: my brother Wewukiye, the spirit of the lake, a bull elk: and our sister, Sa-qan, the spirit of the sky, the bald eagle. At this time he gave us the ability to shift into other forms and the duty and honor to watch over the Lake Nimiipuu.

Paty: Do you consider your power a gift or a curse? Why?

Shapeshifting is both a gift and a curse. I can use my power to help others, but it keeps me from socializing with anyone other than my siblings. That is until Wren, the daughter of the Chief of the Lake Nimiipuu, comes upon me in a meadow after I have fought with an evil dark wolf spirit. She comes to me with no fear and doctors my wounds. She talks as if I am her Weyekin(spirit who gave her her gift to her people). Her words and gentleness bring out needs I had not experienced for season upon season.

Paty: How does having this power complicate your life?

Being a spirit complicates my life because I cannot be with the woman I love. We are of two different worlds. I cannot live in her world and she cannot live in mine. But I am willing to give up everything even my essence to keep her alive with the Blackleg enter her village.

Award-winning author Paty Jager and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. On her road to publication she wrote freelance articles for two local newspapers and enjoyed her job with the County Extension service as a 4-H Program Assistant. Raising hay and cattle, riding horses, and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.

Her first book was published in 2006. Since then she has published eighteen novels, two anthologies, and five novellas. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet another story.

You can learn more about Paty at her blog Writing into the Sunset; her website; or on Facebook; Goodreads and Twitter @patyjag.

My thanks to Paty for being our guest today. Leave a comment or question for her.

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October’s monthly drawing is for a Halloween gift basket containing:

Do You Believe in Magic
by Susan Squires, autographed trade paperback
Alliance: Stellar Romance by Lyndi Lamont, autographed trade paperback
Spirit of the Mountain Mug donated by Paty Jager
Halloween SKull and Crossbones socks
Milk Chocolate and Candy Corn (white chocolate) M&Ms
Halloween notepad and post-its and assorted author swag

You can enter by using the Rafflecopter form below. There are three options including simply leaving your name and email address.

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