Short and sweet
Posted in Romance on February 4th, 2011 by guest
Update: Okay so I drew a winner randomly (sorry I’m late!) and it is: Leagh Christense
Leah, please email me at the shelli@shellistevens.com and let me know which ebook of mine you’d like and in which format!
First, a big thanks to Cynthia Eden for having me back to her blog! I adore Cindy, which she very well knows! We bonded in WA. D.C. at a conference, and I can’t wait to see her in NY!
I love a good suspense book. Both to read and to write. I myself haven’t written a real meaty, laden with suspense book yet though. They’re so intense and I love to read them and get lost in them. I guess when I write a romance with some suspense, it’s just that. ‘Some suspense’. I equate it to starting with a cup of black coffee, and adding just enough cream to change the color. If that makes any sense at all? Or maybe I’m just craving more coffee. But the element of suspense/danger, no matter how large or small in the story, can just up the intensity in a book.
I have a series out right now, Holding out for a Hero, that follows three brothers in a small town, the heroic careers they’ve chosen, and their journey in finding love. Two of the books in the series have a bit of suspense in them, Going Down and then Flash Point. And I had so much fun writing them! I love getting the hero/heroine into danger and seeing how they’re going to claw their way out–or if their butt will need to be saved 😉
So how about I keep this post short and sweet and give away a book. I’m going to make you work for it a bit. Okay, not a lot, because that would be mean. Why don’t you just tell me one of your favorite suspense movie in the comments, and either I or Cynthia will draw a winner for any ebook off my backlist. And before I go, here’s a peek at my next release, Flash Point.
Shelli 🙂
One taste of her lips, and friendship is off the menu
Kate has always been everybody’s friend and the de-facto little sister to the Wyatt brothers. But her feelings for Todd Wyatt, the town’s hottest firefighter, run far beyond the sibling variety. Not that he’s ever noticed.
After years of nursing her crush, Kate decides it’s time to take action. Except she has one awkward little secret: she’s still a virgin. She hopes she can seduce Todd without him realizing just how inexperienced she is.
In Todd’s mind, Kate’s the sweet girl he teases and hits up for free cupcakes. One surprise kiss over the summer, though, and suddenly she’s jumped from the platonic side of his brain to the want-her-in-my-bed side. Even though the last thing he wants is to lose her friendship, his resistance to her determined seduction is slipping. Fast.
When malicious attacks on her bakery escalate, it soon becomes clear that for all Kate’s friends, she’s made at least one big enemy. And if they don’t figure it out soon, things could take a deadly turn.
Read an excerpt here.