adminSamhain Publishing is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. To celebrate, they’re having a 20% off sale throughout their entire online store from November 1st to the 15th. What a good time to load up on books!
Only one week until Roxie will be available in electronic format. I’ve already started loading the book to stores. I’m trying to account for the holiday weekend. If the book isn’t available on the 8th, it should be on sale soon thereafter. I’m also working on making the book available in print through CreateSpace. I hope to have those books available before the end of July.
Also, you might have noticed that I’m running a contest through Goodreads for print copies of Maxie. I got my author copies and decided to share. See the link in the right sidebar to enter.
An Excerpt From: MAXIE
© Copyright KIMBERLY DEAN, 2013
Published by Samhain Publishing
He watched her closely. “People all over town are talking, you know. Not only about them, but about us.”
Her hair tumbled forward over her shoulder as her chin dipped. “I know. Becky was asking questions.”
Zac took a step closer to her. The noise and chaos of the crowd drifted away until it was just the two of them. The falls weren’t that far away. The crash of the water against the rocks was a low rumble, and a fine mist of cool water hung in the air.
“I’m not sure what to tell them,” he admitted.
“I don’t know either. I didn’t expect… I just wanted you to go to dinner with us.”
But things had gone way beyond that.
He waited, but she’d gone quiet on him again. It made him uneasy. Had they gone too fast for her? He’d thought she’d been with him last night, but did she have regrets now? “I don’t mind giving them something to talk about as long as I know what’s really going on.”
But he didn’t know what was happening between them. Not really. At least not on her side.
Her gaze shied away from him towards the water rumbling down the hill. She was back to that reserved girl who stuck to the sidelines, away from all the noise and action. She looked so bashful and vulnerable, totally opposite of the role she’d just played.
He ran his finger over her cheek. “Things have been kind of crazy the past two days, haven’t they?”
She nodded, and her gaze went to their joined hands. She touched the bandage on her finger. “We’ve been doing crazy things on the spur of the moment, haven’t we?”
“I’d say. Skinny-dipping. Multiple Maxies.” Crashing after climaxing…
That pretty brown gaze locked with his. “You’re making me forget to be a timid sort.”
Zac wasn’t sure what that meant, but she stepped towards him. Her hands settled at his waist. He looked down sharply, but then she was pressing up against him and lifting her mouth to his.
Timid sort, his ass. The inhale he took was sharp and deep. It burned in his lungs when she kissed him. Slow and sexy, her lips glided over his. The act was so sensual, he forgot to exhale. He was afraid to move, afraid to do anything that would make her stop. He wasn’t sure what was going on inside her head, but he wasn’t going to do anything to discourage or distract her.
Because this felt real.
Keeping the kisses long and drawn out, she lifted her shoulder and curled into him. Her hands slid under his T-shirt, and her palms pressed flat against his flesh.
Zac caught her bare waist. Her skin was like velvet, and he wanted to kick himself for not touching her more last night.
As it was, his heart was pounding hard against his rib cage. They’d both been playing parts over the past few days, but right now it was just the two of them, and he’d never felt anything so erotic as her hands on him. Her touch slid higher, hiking up his T-shirt. Her fingers were small and feminine against his chest, but her fingertip trailed fire as she traced his abs down to his belly.
Holy. Hell.
“Maxie,” he hissed. Cupping the back of her head, he deepened the kiss. He held her tightly, and it was a good thing he did, because his knees went a little wobbly when she drew across the lines of his six-pack.
His lungs worked like bellows. She seemed entranced by what she was doing, but she wasn’t hurrying. Everything was slow and soft. Rich and pleasurable.
Mind-blowing.
Her finger dipped into his belly button, and his brain nearly exploded.
“It’s okay,” a voice said from nearby. “We’ll find her.”
They both flinched when they heard Lexie.
“I think I saw her go around this corner.”
Maxie sprang back, but Zac refused to let go of her. His hand was still fisted in her hair, and he pulled her back to him. Her eyes flared, and those hands that had been so inquisitive spread wide over his stomach. She didn’t push him away, but she bounced on her toes.
She didn’t want people to catch them together.
“Son of a—” Zac swore. They weren’t done with this. That had not been for show.
Maxie, Book 2 in the Triple X series, is now available at online bookstores everywhere.
MAXIE
Triple X, Book 2
Genre: Contemporary romance
Release: August 20, 2013
ISBN 9781619217331
It’s just pretend…but nobody wants to stop.
Maxie’s quiet, predictable routine is shattered when she steps outside her flower shop and almost runs into two women. It’s not the near collision that’s startling. It’s the strangers’ faces. It’s like looking in a mirror times two, and it sends her into a dead faint.
Sheriff Zac Ford sees three identical copies of the woman who’s caused him more sleepless nights than he can count, and it stops him in his tracks. Maxie’s buckling knees snap him out of his trance, and he catches her before she hits the cement.
Two sisters she never knew she had? Maxie can’t deal with this turmoil, not on her own. She needs a shield, a rock. For the first time in her life, she takes a wild leap of faith.
When Maxie calls him her boyfriend, Zac has no trouble playing along. It’ll give him time to figure out what these “sisters” want. Soon, though, for-show kisses get hotter and playacting touches grow bold. And Maxie must choose to stay in her safe little world, or grab life by the horns.
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Writing is a slow process. A book takes forever to write and, once an author is finished, they wait for the editing, the copy editing, the cover, lots of other things, and eventually the publishing date. It seems like a book will never come to fruition, but then all of a sudden, it’s here. Then things start to move very fast. Right now, I’m in the amazing position of having three books coming out in a very short time.
Maxie, Book 2 in the Triple X series, releases next Tuesday the 20th. Then Lexie, Book 1, comes out in print form on September 3. Finally, I’ve got a brand new erotic romance from Mischief coming out on September 26. It’s titled Solace in Scandal, but I haven’t been able to talk to you much about that yet. Soon. I hope. Soon!
It’s an exciting time, and I’ve been waiting for this all year! I hope you like the books. Post your reviews so I know what you think.
I’m running a contest over at the Fresh Fiction website. The winner will receive a beautiful tri-color diamond pendant necklace. Hurry and submit your name today.
Only a few weeks until Maxie (Book 2 in the Triple X series) releases. It will be here on August 20. Here’s a tiny blurb for those who can’t wait!
An Excerpt From: MAXIE
© Copyright KIMBERLY DEAN, 2013
Published by Samhain Publishing
Maxie felt the sheriff’s gaze click onto hers, and she forgot her plan. It flew out of her mind and into the wind. She stared at him, unable to look away.
He’d caught her.
As well as if he’d put his hands on her, he’d caught her. She hadn’t seen him come outside. She’d taken one glance away and he’d appeared. She’d known because she’d sensed him. Waves of attention had floated over her, warm, bold and undisguised. Her nipples had hardened, and her thighs had clenched.
Now that she’d looked his way, she felt well and fully pinned.
She lowered the watering can to her side, but then his gaze was captured by something behind her. The loss of eye contact brought her back to earth with a rude bump, especially when it didn’t return. He stood in front of her, a look of confusion settling onto his handsome face.
She shifted uncomfortably. Her sandals slid against the cement, and she rocked one back onto its heel. Had she gotten the wrong idea? Maybe he’d been walking back to his car. Maybe he’d been being friendly with that hi.
Or maybe he wanted to buy a garden gnome.
Footsteps clicked behind her, and embarrassment ran through her like hot lava. He’d been greeting someone else. She’d just assumed and had gotten in the way. Desperate to get out of the awkward situation, she turned to see who she’d stepped in front of. She kept her weak smile plastered on her face, ready to welcome a customer, a friend or, God forbid, his coffee date.
What she found was nothing she would have expected. Herself.
No, make that two of herself.
Maxie’s brain stutter-stepped. Two women were approaching her shop, and they looked like clones of each other. And of her.
What did they have to do with Zac?
No, that didn’t make sense.
She stopped and tried again. There were definitely two women in front of her, two women who looked like her. How could that be?
“Oh, my God,” one of them whispered.
“It’s her,” the other one said.
Unable to process anything, Maxie frowned at one stranger and then the other. They were the same height as her, and they all had the same, what she’d thought was unique, auburn-highlighted hair. Their faces could be interchanged and nobody would notice. The only thing that was different was their style. One woman was in a lavender sheath dress, while the other wore a silk tank and short shorts. Lavender girl looked like she’d stepped out of a boardroom. Her jewelry was understated, but gold. Her makeup was subtle, except where her mascara was starting to run. Short shorts, conversely, was total rocker chick. A chunky sterling silver necklace hung to her waist and leather bands circled her wrists. The only thing that didn’t fit her tough look was the way she clutched at her doppelganger’s hand, while alternately fisting and opening her other hand at her side.
Still not computing.
“Maxie?” one of the reflections said.
She sucked in a short gasp. The voice even sounded like hers. How did they know her name?
Maxie’s brain tripped again, this time falling flat on its face. It was like looking into a funhouse mirror and having two reflections stare back at you—only there wasn’t a carnival in town. Was this some kind of practical joke? She shook her head to clear it, but they were still there, these figments of her imagination.
Time started slowing down as her brain struggled to get back on its feet. Tap, tap, tap. Water dripped from the watering can onto the sidewalk. A breeze swept through, ruffling her hair and ruffling her reflections’ hair too. She tried to take a deeper breath, but the scent of flowers overwhelmed her. Flowers and perfume and coffee.
Her brain wasn’t going to make it. The edges of her vision started going dark.
The thorn. Something must have gotten into her system when she’d been pricked. A poison. No, a hallucinogen. That had to be it. What she was seeing wasn’t real.
Only Zac had appeared to see it too.
“Damn it, Maxie,” rocker chick said more sharply. “Breathe!”
The thorn. She felt her knees let go. Twin pricks… Twin wounds…
Twice as lucky.
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KimberlyMaxie, Book 2 in the Triple X series will be releasing on August 20. Hard to believe, but that’s not so far away. I’ve posted an excerpt from the book for you. Just click the link shown below.
Maxie
Genre: Contemporary romance
Release: August 20, 2013
ISBN 9781619217331
It’s just pretend…but nobody wants to stop.
Maxie’s quiet, predictable routine is shattered when she steps outside her flower shop and almost runs into two women. It’s not the near collision that’s startling. It’s the strangers’ faces. It’s like looking in a mirror times two, and it sends her into a dead faint.
Sheriff Zac Ford sees three identical copies of the woman who’s caused him more sleepless nights than he can count, and it stops him in his tracks. Maxie’s buckling knees snap him out of his trance, and he catches her before she hits the cement.
Two sisters she never knew she had? Maxie can’t deal with this turmoil, not on her own. She needs a shield, a rock. For the first time in her life, she takes a wild leap of faith.
When Maxie calls him her boyfriend, Zac has no trouble playing along. It’ll give him time to figure out what these “sisters” want. Soon, though, for-show kisses get hotter and playacting touches grow bold. And Maxie must choose to stay in her safe little world, or grab life by the horns.
I’ll be participating in Night Owl Reviews Summer Fun Scavenger Hunt. If you haven’t participated in this before, it’s a lot of fun. You can find a lot of exciting new authors and win great prizes. I’ll be giving away a set of 3 Czech crystal braces to celebrate the release of Maxie. Entry opens June 15.