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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.
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Hi Shelli – I haven’t read you yet but it looks like I will be ;). Will check out your site later today. Thanks for the great excerpt.
Good Morning Shelli!
I love the movie the Bone Collector with Denzel Washington & Angelina Jolie. Denzel’s character is a genius who is paralyzed from the neck down. He is trying to catch a serial killer with Angelina Jolie. Suspense galore!
Flash Point sounds great!
Hi, Shelli! Thanks for guest blogging with me–you know I think you are awesome! And I can’t wait to see you in NY!
One of my favorite suspense movies is The Brave One with Jodie Foster. I like the idea of one traumatized woman taking her power – and her dog – back.
Hi Shelli!
Suspense movie that had my heart racing for a bit after the movie was over was TAKEN! From start to finish that movie kept you on the edge of your seat.
March can’t get here soon enough after reading the excerpt for FLASH POINT 😀
Shelli I so *heart* you. I can’t wait for Flash Point to come out, its about time Todd claimed his woman heehee and I hope she makes it hard on him, literally lol. One of my favorite suspense movies was Seven, I love Brad Pitt and that movie was just awesome.
My favorite suspense movie is The Usual Suspects.. I’d never guess that Kevin Spacey was Kaiser Sose.. I literally yelled out “GTF OUTTA HERE!” in the theater..lol
Hey Shelly,
OMG…I would LOVE to win a copy of one of your books. Your Holding out for a hero series is amazing. I have been waiting for Kate’s story ever since the first scene in book one with her giving Todd cupcakes!!!! Oh I hope he has to work for it cause he has put poor Kate through the ringer 😉 My favorite suspense movie?…hmmm….I don’t know 🙁 I really don’t watch movies that often. I have definitely enjoyed a bunch of them but can’t think of a specific one right now.
Congrats on the release!!!!!
My favorite suspense movie is Silence of the Lambs, fan of both Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Enjoyed the blurb for Flash Point, sounds like a really good read.
Fav suspense movie would have to be SIGNS. That movie had me going crazy all the way to the end.
Very excited about your newest release, have it on my TBR list 🙂
I’m terrible with suspense movies–I’ve seen the Harrison Ford in Tom Clancy ones–Patriot Games, Hunt for Red October, etc, which are watchable only because I enjoy Mr. Ford. My husband gets tired of my shrieking and hiding my face every few seconds as the music of impending DOOOOOOOOM plays 🙂
Your series is awesome, Shelli! Can’t wait for book three 🙂
“No Way Out” and “The Usual Suspects” are my favorites.
Oh, there are so many good suspense movies out there…some of my favs have already been mentioned.
I really loved Inception…wow, that was GREAT!!!!
Valerie
in Germany
I can’t tell you the last time I watched a movie,let alone a suspense one. I am not a movie watcher.Someone mentioned Silence of the lambs I did see that one 🙂 it was pretty good.
Flash Point sounds good though.
I loved Taken. The new book looks amazing.
OOOHHHHH!!!!! sounds good… Shelli you are a new author to me.. Thank you for sharing your new book with me…
Okay favorite suspense movie? Oh geez… I don’t know…. uuummmm… thinking, thinking, thinking…..
Okay I am going with Lord of the Rings.. Cause I had to wait do long in between each movie…
Thanks for a chance to win a book..
Kelly M
crazybookfairy@gmail.com
I read more suspense than watching movies, but I have enjoyed quite a few movies listed above. Love trying to figure out what is going to happen and who the bad guy really is… 😀
I love The Fugitive (but it wasn’t Harrison Ford at his handsomest). I had no clue what to expect from the Silence of the Lambs and it blew me away.
Your new book sounds great!! Favorite suspense movie would have to be (at this moment anyway) The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson. A great one w/an awesome ending!
As soon as I read the question the movie Skeleton key jump to the front of my brain It was one of the movies that had me Guessing to the end.
I also loved The Sixth Sense…..
Have a wonderful day.
Ann
Great list so far. I would add Armaggedon.
I liked Inception a lot. I am drawing a blank as to other suspense movies that I liked.
Oh dangit… Humm.. Not a movie watcher. We went see Black Swan the other night, lmbo. That is the last movie I have seen since the Twilight movies, lol…
I love suspense books. One of my favorite suspense movies is Jaws. The original Psycho is another. I really enjoyed all the movies mentioned above especially The Sixth Sense. Had to watch it a second time to see all the clues I missed! 🙂
The Fugitive is the one that always keeps me on the edge of my site. Also liked THe Rock with Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery.
Though I mush prefer books to movies, especially suspense books!
I don’t watch many movies but read a lot of romantic suspense books. No movie even come to mind. The last movie I saw was Eclipse and that wasn’t a suspense movie.
Love the blurb for your up coming book. I would also love a chance to win a book. The suspense movie that comes to mind for me is “Face Off” with John Travolta and Nicholas Cage.
Body Heat with Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. This movie rocked!
I’m like a lot of other posters in that I am not a movie watcher. In fact except for a marathon DVD night of Resident Evil last weekend I haven’t watched a movie in years 🙁
Love the cover art and excerpt of Flash point and as I also love reading suspense I expect it will be added to my wish list very shortly 😀
My favorite was Seven with Brad Pitt! tWarner419@aol.com
Wow! Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments on my series! And all their thoughts on fave suspense movies. Some of mine are in there as well!
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!
Thanks again, Cindy for letting me come out and blog!