Wordless Wednesday
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I’m Off Visiting Today
Today, I’m over at Maria Hammerblad’s blog. She’s a sci-fi gal but she invited me over to hang around anyway. Love her!
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Linda McMaken Pops In!
Today’s guest is Linda McMaken, a fellow author with Desert Breeze Publishing. She’s a sweetheart. I got to meet her and hang around a bit with her at Romantic Times Convention in April in Chicago. I think you’ll love her as much as I do. She has a new release which is book two in a three book series. This one is called Baer Necessities. She’s sharing a blurb and excerpt with us today. She’s also running a contest on her blog that you may want to check out. While you’re in a checking mood, also check out the awesome boots on her cover! 
Blurb:
Baer Necessities – Book Two of The Three Baers
One of them will be just right.
Connor Baer left the ranch to see the world.
Jessie McIvey wasn’t far behind.
He wanted no part of small town life, and she didn’t want a cowboy in her future.
But sometimes the thing your heart wants the most, you’ve had all along. Two people left one small town to find what their hearts were searching for only to find everything they’d ever wanted right in their own backyard.
Sometimes you get to keep your boots,
Sometimes you got nothing left but your spurs,
And sometimes neither one is as important as staying true to your soul
Excerpt:
EXCERPT:
Cowboys! What did he think she was, a roping calf? If he hadn’t held her hands, she would have made his family jewels sing for mercy. First, she is almost a deep fried human, then he straps her into a car with a seat belt that won’t unbuckle triggering a sequence of true crime stories playing in her head. When he let her loose, she would to commit a true crime on him.
Threatening her with taking pictures and putting them in the paper. Cocky, overbearing cowboy. Oak would never have done anything like that. She pulled the seat belt harder, it wouldn’t budge.
Connor flipped the wipers on high, slowing down. The Jeep treaded the water with gusto, but how would it handle the old trail on the outer reaches of the ranch? Even horses and cattle had a hard time navigating that area.
The wipers kept tempo, the rain made a calming sound on the canvas roof and the silence gave her time to think. What had Connor said before he abducted her? He was “afraid of the way he felt about her?”
Her breath caught deep in her lungs and refused to come out. She leaned forward forcing the air out. Passing out would not be attractive. The way he felt about her? Just how did he feel about her?
His amazing kisses made her orgasmic. Connor’s touch was pure sizzle and, what was she thinking?
Cowboy, ranch life! She couldn’t do it, didn’t want to do it. No. She folded her arms over her chest, trying to convince herself that she felt this way because she hadn’t had a man, a real man, kiss her like that in a long time. Who was she kidding? She’d never been kissed like that. Kissing Connor felt like all the passion in the universe landed between the two of them.
Then he had to go all ‘cowboy’ and kidnap her. Hadn’t he learned anything being off the ranch?
You can find Linda online at:
Website: http://www.linda-mcmaken.com/
Blog: www.makenwords.blogspot.com
Baer Truth Booktrailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaA8p65oOeo
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lindamcmaken
Twitter: http://twitter.com/makenwords
Her books can be found at:
Desert Breeze Publishing: http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/StoreFront.bok
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Three-Baers-Book-ebook/dp/B005HB1J0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345521283&sr=8-1&keywords=baer+truth
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-three-baers-book-one-linda-mcmaken/1111901113
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Friday Facts- September 14, 2012- Cathexis
Cathexis is the concentration of mental energy on one particular person, idea or object (especially to an unhealthy degree). This has been happening recently in my paralegal’s life, thus the fact of the day. She’s obsessed with a capital “O” with Alexander Skarsgard. It’s affecting every facet of her life. She needs an intervention. He’s not even cute- look at this picture!! 
Don’t let her tell you that I’m the same way with Alan Rickman, tis a lie, I tell you, a lie! But, besides that, he’s at least handsome! 
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Wordless Wednesday
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I’m all over the place today!
I’m guest blogging two places today. In this one, I talk about Surf Break and burgers. In this one I talk about my writing process and what’s next for me. Thanks to both W. Lynn Chantale and Suzanne Purvis for letting me come by.
It’s also my regular day on Four Foxes, One Hound.
Friday Facts- September 7, 2012- Bridge of Sighs
Today’s Friday fact is brought to you by the hero of my new work in progress as he’s a Venetian water taxi driver.
The Bridge of Sighs is in Venice Italy and it spans the Rio di Palazzo (river of the palace). It connects the Doge’s Palace interrogation room to the prison cells. It was built in the 1600s.
Lord Byron named it the Bridge of Sighs when he was in Venice because he said the prisoners of the inquisition who were headed to their execution would be able to look out at the city of Venice one more time and sigh at its beauty. He was such a romantic. By the time the bridge was constructed, the inqusition and the summary exections were over, but it is a lovely name for an amazingly beautiful bridge.
Sadly, I didn’t get to see it in all its glory as it was under repair while I was there. The Italian authorities were kind enough to leave one side exposed, though for us tourists to enjoy.
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HOT PURSUIT is OUT!!
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Wordless Wednesday- Release Day
Sorry for the words but, I had to do it. LOL! My short story is out here.
I’m blogging here today, too.
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