Friday, November 15, 2013

New ***ROMANCE*** Release: "Marriage & Intimacy"‏ ...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. New ROMANCE novella: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans, PART 3:  Marriage & Intimacy." This part of the series focuses on risqué lovemaking that pushes the limits and a couple who is considering crossing traditional sexual boundaries. The story also explores realistic issues affecting blended families.  

 See http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-New-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00GOJNIFK/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_3?s. (Find three excerpts below.)


This book is part of the "Loving a Texan from New Orleans" mini romance series. See links to the full series below.

Cassandra

OVERVIEW -- PART 3: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans:  Marriage & Intimacy" 

Savannah Castillo and Hunter Wolf met and fell in love. She moved from the Atlanta, Georgia area to Wolf's Lair, Hunter's sprawling ranch on the outskirts of a tiny, Texas military town. Savannah is both nervous and excited about becoming Hunter's wife -- and about becoming the stepmother to his children. But there are hurdles in Texas she could have never imagined that may threaten their union.
Will temptation, duty, stepchildren, and the fear of crossing sexual boundaries tear them apart before they reach the altar? Or is their love strong enough to transcend it all on the journey to matrimony?
_______________

EXCERPT #1:


Please stop, I felt like I should demand, secretly enjoying the stinging of his hands against my sweaty buttocks.  

"Oh, Hunter," I said, unable to control the  passion building inside of me.

"Yes, Savannah," he uttered through heavy breathing. "Do you want me to stop?"  His riding became deeper, more deliberate, as his body continued to control my wild movements. 

A thrill of excitement rushed through my veins as my body exploded with him behind me. Hunter shivered and held fast to us as the river of our lovemaking became one.  We stood there, locked together, as he kissed me gently on the shoulders, pulling me closer to his naked, muscular frame. As I relaxed, he eased his body gently from mine. 

"You like?" he asked, lifting my chin, forcing me to look at him ... 

EXCERPT #2


"Carmen can I ask you something?" 

"Of course, anything," my friend said. 

"Well, it's about sex," I said, not sure of how to broach the subject. 

"Go ahead," she said. "I'm listening."

"Well, Hunter is more, how can I say, carnal, in his lovemaking than he was before he left." I let out a breath, almost embarrassed to be talking about sex on this level with my friend.

"And the problem with that would be?" Carmen asked, jokingly. I could tell she'd heard the hesitancy in my voice. I knew she was trying to relax me in her own way. 

"Carmen," I said. "I'm serious. I’m no prude or anything, but I feel something in Hunter that I didn't feel before, and it's coming out in the bedroom."

"Well, how does it make you feel?" she asked, concerned. "I mean, is he hurting you, Savannah?" ...

EXCERPT #3


"Heather, do you have something on your mind?" Hunter asked his daughter.

The child shot me a harsh stare and looked back at her father.

"Answer me, young lady," he ordered.

"I don't like her," she said. "And I don't want you to get married. I'd rather you marry Sergeant Nancy."

"Heather --" Hunter started.

"You asked me, daddy," she said, too loud. "I hate that you brought her here, I hate that you spend time with her in the cottage, and I hate the sight of her in our yard. I hate her, hate her, hate her!"

My eyes grew hot as I fought hard to hold back the tears ...
# # #

AMAZON (KINDLE FORMAT):

PART 1:  "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: Meeting Hunter Wolf" -- http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-Amber-Creek-ebook/dp/B00BB1BBC8/ref=la_B005BU7Y44_1_7?s

PART 2: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: The Beginning of Forever" --  http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00DWJPXJO/ref=sr_1_12?s

PART 3: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans:  Marriage & Intimacy" --  http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Texan-New-Orleans-PART-ebook/dp/B00GOJNIFK/ref=sr_1_5?s
_______________

BARNES & NOBLE (NOOK FORMAT):

PART 1:  "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: Meeting Hunter Wolf" -- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-a-texan-from-new-orleans-cassandra-black/1114308768?ean=2940016220390

PART 2: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans: The Beginning of Forever" --  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-a-texan-from-new-orleans-part-2-cassandra-black/1116031630?ean=2940148713647

PART 3: "Loving a Texan from New Orleans:  Marriage & Intimacy" --  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loving-a-texan-from-new-orleans-part-3-cassandra-black/1117405385?ean=2940148994770 



Other Books

On another note, I know many are waiting on "For Richer For Poorer" (Part 2) and "Loving Logan" (Part 2). Both will be out this holiday season.  I'm working on them now. :)

Have a super weekend, and thank you VERY MUCH for your readership and your feedback!

_______________________________________
Cassandra Black
Amazon: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Publisher:  http://www.stonecottagebooks.com
**NEW ROMANCE** http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan-part-3
Recent **Romances** http://tinyurl.com/loving-logan-romance / http://tinyurl.com/richer-poorer   /  http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN
Twitter: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks)
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor
Blog:  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com
FEED:  http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
She Writes Blog:  http://www.shewrites.com/profile/CassandraBlack
Posted by at No comments:

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Finally in Jamaica for Fall/Winter ... Getting Settled ...

Hi everyone. Hope you're having a GREAT week. Finally in Negril, Jamaica, settled in my new place, which is a pretty studio apartment with crazy ocean view for $270 U.S. per month, versus my little cottage in Negril. I still have much work to do to get the cottage ready as a writers' rental for fellow writers. Details and web address when it's ready next year.

Love, love, love my new place, but I've  been to laundry place three times, dropping off clothes, blankets, towels, etc., that were closed up in my cottage and storage on West End. No matter what you do, if you leave it, it will likely smell when you get back to tropics -- or be filled with lizard eggs, uggghhhh! Learning, learning … Trying to get everything washed and smelling good so I can exhale.

GREAT writing this week so far. Have shuffled things a bit. New project "soon come" as my Jamaican friends would say.  Took last week as a "vacay" re travel, but now I'm in full work and exercise mode.  First full day back, I walked at least 15 miles, no kidding! Second day, at least ten, third, hills in Negril then back around to Cliffs -- another 13 or so miles.   Feels good to be back in serious exercise mode.  Great for creative juices. Will post photos when I get a USB for my very old digital camera. (UPDATE:  Local computer store does not have USB cord for my camera, but see my Facebook fan page for a few photos ... I had my sister take a few for me. See https://www.facebook.com/cassandrablackauthor.)

Have a great week -- back online soon. (Opted to NOT get internet in my place but I did buy a television -- http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/09/trying-to-resist-buying-tv-for-negril.html -- that way I will simply WRITE when I get up each morning -- versus surfing for three hours).  So far, this tactic is working quite well. (UPDATE 11/17/13:  Broke down; had to get the internet. Hey, I tried!) At local place online. Back soon w/pics! Thank you for visiting my page. I appreciate your interest.


Cassandra

http://www.cassandrablack.com


**Latest ROMANCE Release** For Richer For Poorer 



INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.

Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks) 
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra

Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)




Posted by at No comments:

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

It's raining monsoons in the Caribbean today ...

I hope your week is going well. It's raining monsoons in the Caribbean today ... thundering and lightning up something!! (Note:  Post date is 10/28/13; moved for Amazon blog roll positioning of other posts.)

 Right now, I'm at my big sis' apt. right down the hill from my place in Negril (http://cassandra-black-author.blogspot.com/2013/10/finally-in-jamaica-for-fallwinter.html) doing some PR for the new novel, Loving Logan. Latest PR piece:  http://www.prlog.org/12232818.  Sure hope the internet holds .... been sketchy lately.

 If it clears, will strike out for a good walk end of day. I dunno, really crazy right now.

 Have a super day -- and, as always, thank you for stopping by my blog!

 Cassandra Black
http://www.cassandrablack.com





Introduction -- Loving Logan

It's the holiday season, one week before Thanksgiving, and Chelsea Winters is moving from the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C. to Whisper Creek, a small Virginia town on the outskirts of Norfolk. Taking a detour in her career, she gets a waitressing job at the town's local diner to help make ends meet as she licks her wounds and starts over. 

Chelsea doesn't expect to meet Logan Wilde, the handsome, sexy businessman who owns the diner and most of the small businesses in the area, including the largest paper mill on the East Coast. Logan is also the owner of the cottage she's renting on Arbor Lane. Chelsea knows getting involved with her landlord and her boss -- especially after what happened in D.C. -- might not be a good idea. 
_____ 

Logan knows there's more to Chelsea Winters than meets the eye. He wanted her the second he saw her curvy, petite frame peering into his diner window early one morning before dawn. Beautiful, smart, fiery, she reminds him of his mother, his father's mistress, who he believes abandoned him as a child to escape small-town living for the big city. 

What's a big city girl doing in a small town like Whisper Creek? Logan wonders what Chelsea's running from in D.C., and how long she plans to stay in Whisper Creek. He wants her in his world -- and it has nothing to do with her working in his diner.


Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks) 
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra
She  Writes Blog: http://www.shewrites.com/profile/CassandraBlack 

ROMANCE Release** For Richer For Poorer 



INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.

Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)
Posted by at No comments:

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Do It Yourself? 10 Tips for Beginners from Top Self-publishing Sites

I know from personal experience self-publishing is very rewarding. It's not an easy task, but the ultimate control you have over your work (and your life!) and the financial gain you can enjoy after creating a successful work are both reasons to simply go for it.

I've pasted an excerpt from an editorial that can give you some self-publishing tips.

Do It Yourself? 10 Tips for Beginners from Top Self-publishing Sites

"So, you’re thinking about self-publishing your stories ... Every day there’s an article giving reasons why writers should take or at least consider the self-publishing route ..."  see Do it yourself? 10 tips for beginners from top self-publishing sites, at http://www.darlawrites.com/self-publishing-tips-writers for full article.

Good luck with your writing project, and have a great weekend! (Now for mi' errands.)

Cassandra Black

http://www.cassandrablack.com



**Latest ROMANCE Release** For Richer For Poorer 



INTRODUCTION:

Hamilton Steele, a sexy real estate developer, was looking for love in Harper's Grove, a sleepy town on the outskirts of Atlanta. A downward spiral of the housing market, and a twist of fate, landed him back in the handyman occupation he thought he'd seen the last of -- and onto the steps of Miranda Colbert. 

Miranda's heart was closed to anything resembling love, especially after her last fiasco of a relationship. The only thing on her mind was getting Colbert and Company back on its feet and getting the little bungalow falling down around her up to par -- until she opened the door to her new handyman. 

EXCERPT:

"Hi, ma'am," he said in a sexy voice with a slight southern twang. "I'm Hamilton. Hamilton Steele." She was a beautiful woman. A perfume he couldn't quite place teased his senses. Hamilton reached out to shake her hand. Dainty, soft. He knew if he squeezed too hard he would hurt her. His eyes lingered on the small, delicate features of her caramel-colored face. The fullness of her lips were irresistible, and the slender, silver chain around her neck traveled down to a pert bosom that was void of a brassiere. Something about her, almost like a magnet, made him want to pull her into his arms and ravish her with his lips. 

Miranda's heart raced as she surveyed the creature in front of her. Jeans, white t-shirt, and construction boots were made for men like the one standing on her porch. Sexiness oozed from him as he stood there, devouring her with his eyes.

Cassandra  Black: http://www.cassandrablack.com
Non-Fiction Latest Release:  http://tinyurl.com/housing-authority-contracts  
Twitter  Biz: @stonecottagebks (http://www.twitter.com/stonecottagebks) 
Twitter  Personal: @WriterCassandra

Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/PART-2-LOVING-A-TEXAN  (PART 2)



Romance Release: http://tinyurl.com/loving-a-texan  (PART 1)



Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)