GUEST
POST with Annie Seaton
Ok,
ok. I know. It has been forevah! I had a lot of unforeseen
circumstances and basically had to rearrange my entire life so that
everything would jive together again. Unfortunately that meant that
the blog took a back seat to DH, kiddos, and the business. But I have
finally reached a point that everything is working out and I can now
get back to the way things should have been…at least in my world.
Because when there is no reading, reviewing, or blogging, I get totes
unhappy. I have already felt a bazillion times better since I cracked
the cover of the first book in several months, promptly demolished
it, and followed with six more reads. Whoot whoot! If that is not
happiness, then I don’t know what is. And so here is the plan …
When
I skipped out suddenly, I literally skipped out. On a ton of posts.
Seriously. So many so that I can fill an entire month with these
abandoned posts. So I went ahead and scheduled out the whole month
with said posts. I do this because I feel bad about not making good
on my commitments. It cheapens me, the blog, and lets down the
author, book, and tour company. Luckily, these tour companies have
been extremely forgiving and have not held a grudge. That said, you
will see this exact paragraph in the beginning of each of these posts
for the month. I will be interspersing both old and new posts so that
you all aren’t overwhelmed with what you may have already read. But
I figure that promo whether early, or late, is overall better that
never. And so I carry on. I hope that many of these posts bring new
authors and books to your attention, and if you have had the
opportunity to read any of them, then I definitely would like you to
weigh in on your opinions. I could go on forever, but I think it
would be best to just get going. So without further adieu, please
allow me to introduce to the blog:
**ANNIE
SEATON**
**BIO**
I live in Australia,
on the beautiful north coast of New South Wales. I sit in my writing
chair and look out over the tranquil Pacific Ocean.Retired from the
world of full time work, I am fulfilling my lifelong dream of
writing, and currently have nine books published and available, with
more to come in 2014.
I write contemporary romance and love
telling the stories that always have a happily ever after.
I live
with my own hero of many years. Our two children are now grown up and
married, and we have two beautiful grandchildren. We share our home
with "Bob" the dog and two white cats.
My love of
reading and history began at an early age and I was a child who
always carried a book (or two) no matter what I was doing. Several of
my favourite books were confiscated from underneath my desk by
teachers who had no understanding of my capacity to read while I was
doing my schoolwork!
My love of writing
developed in "composition" classes during primary school
and continued throughout the completion of an English and History
degree.
My working life has
seen me through several major career changes. I now have retired from
the world of full time work and have fulfilled my lifelong dream of
becoming a published author.
You can find out
more about Ms. Seaton in the following places:
**DANGEROUS
DESIRE**
Genre:
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Entangled
Publishing –
ignite imprint
Publication Date: September 23, 2013
**BLURB**
A
desperate search…
Schoolteacher Gracie James has never
seen more danger than her kindergarten grade classroom, but when she
goes searching for her missing sister, she’s thrown into a world of
sex, crime...and passion. Following a hot lead, she sneaks onto a
stranger’s boat—and gets caught. Their one-sided conversation
convinces her of two things. One: the guy is seriously sexy. Two: he
knows something about her sister. Oh, yeah. And did she mention he’s
sexy?
And a sizzling attraction…
Jake
Alexander, former cop, is staking out a yacht brimming with criminal
activity, for an insurance company, when a woman, dressed to kill and
totally irresistible, stumbles into his dangerous undercover op. If
he hadn’t tackled her, she’d have tottered straight onto the
questionable yacht in those ridiculous high heels. Then she’d be
dead. Or worse. As much as he’d like to kick her off his boat, he
can’t risk her going off on some hare-brained scheme—but he can’t
keep her around to muck up his job. Oh, yeah. And did he mention
she’s distracting as hell?
Lead to dangerous
desire…
Unfortunately, she has a keen mind of her own.
And a body any man would die for. Jake’s attempt to keep Gracie
safe quickly morphs into a reluctant alliance. And a whole lot
more... But Gracie finds herself knee deep in more trouble than she
bargained for, with secrets revealed and the criminals coming after
her. Unless they find a way to trust each other, they’re finished.
Oh, yeah. And did they mention they’re in love?
BUY
LINKS
**GUEST
POST**
Gracie’s
quest to find her sister in Dangerous Desire takes her from the dry,
desolate outback to luxurious locations in a tropical playground.
From a beautiful waterfront home where we had a little descriptive
snippet over at the Insert
Clever Quip Here
blog
post, to a luxury motor cruiser.
What
is it about a large white boat that makes us long to board and travel
to exotic locations? Remember Meryl Streep in Mama Mia singing ‘Money
Money Money’ on board a luxurious yacht? And Goldie Hawn in the
oldie but goodie, Overboard? Is it the luxury surroundings, and the
crew who see to your every whim, or is that a boat is synonymous with
a carefree lifestyle?
I
know some of the holidays that I remember as the most fun and most
relaxing, were spent on boats in the tropical Whitsunday Islands
where some of my books are set. Unfortunately our holiday boats were
a lot smaller than the luxury cruising yacht, the Midas in Dangerous
Desire.
I
researched luxury motor cruisers for this book by wandering around
marinas...sometimes a writer’s research can be a chore...as well as
looking at photographs of fancy yachts on the internet. When I came
across a yacht called the Mystique that summarised it all for me.
What a great name for a boat...the mystique of a luxurious holiday on
the water.
But
for Gracie the experience is not what she expected... thrills and
surprises color her experience. Come on over to the next stop,
Writing Inside and
Out, on this tour to read about what makes one of her more
terrifying experiences. Would you enjoy a holiday on a luxury
cruiser?
Come
along and be pampered in an Annie Seaton read and enjoy that luxury
without getting sea sick!
**EXCERPT**
By
reading any further, you are stating that you are at least 18 years
of age.
If
you are under the age of 18, please exit this site.
Turning
her head slowly, Gracie strained to see her surroundings in the dim
light and her gaze fixed on the shadowy shapes of equipment above
her. Three cameras and a variety of telescopic lens sat on the shelf
near the hatch.
“Oh my God, you’re sitting in here in the dark
taking photos of those people? What are you a pervert…or paparazzi
or something?” Before he could answer, a glimmer of hope filled her
chest and she turned to him. “How long have you been here? Taking
photos, I mean.”
He looked at her strangely and an idea flashed
into her mind. Before she could think about the consequences, she
seized the opportunity. She slid slowly back over the seat toward
him, curled her fingers and reached up to his face, lightly brushing
the rough stubble on his cheek with the back of her hand. His jaw was
set rock hard and he didn’t move. She leaned in closer to him and
dropped her voice to a whisper.
“So…you’ve got some photos
of the…er…action on the Midas? Maybe we could look at them
together?” She opened her mouth a little and ran the tip of her
tongue across her top lip. “We might be able to make our own fun
here?”
“Why?” he asked. “You think looking at the photos
will turn me on?” A look of boredom crossed his face in the dim
light. “Sweetheart, I’ve seen it all, but it you want to play,
I’m happy to oblige.”
Gracie’s heart lodged in her throat
when he lifted his hand and placed it at the side of her neck and she
held her breath, waiting for his fingers to circle her throat. He
curled his fingers and imitated the way she had caressed his cheek.
His touch was warm and he trailed them down her neck and continued
until they rested on the swell of her breast above the low cut
neckline. “I’ll show you the photos…and then…”
She drew
in a quick breath as his eyes narrowed and he slowly lowered his
mouth toward hers. Time seemed to stand still as she tipped her head
back on the seat and his lips came closer—inch by inch until his
warm breath fanned her lips. His hand slid down to her bare thigh and
the hair lifted on the back of her neck and her arms. The heat of his
touch penetrated her skin and her heart raced with a dizzying mix of
fear and excitement.
It was like a game of cat and mouse as though
each was teasing the other to see how far the other would go before
they pulled back. Slowly his lips touched hers and she opened her
mouth as heat flooded her. His fingers crept up her thigh and ripples
of pleasure shot through her. Gracie was the first to break—she
reached down and grabbed his hand to still it on its journey up her
thigh. For a couple more seconds the hardness of his mouth claimed
hers until he pulled back and spoke coldly.
“You like to play
dangerous games, but this is not a game. Now I want the truth.”
So
what did you all think? Your feedback and comments are always
welcome. Please
feel free to share your thoughts. I especially love
to hear from readers who have read
Ms. Seaton's work before!
Special
thanks to Buy The Book Tours for providing the promo materials. I
hope that you all will take the opportunity to check this book out.
If you have already, please let me know what you thought. If you
enjoyed what you experienced here today, please consider doing one of
the following in both supporting the authors and your future reading
experiences with them: Add the book to you TBR list; purchase a copy
of the book for yourself or a friend; and/or write a review of the
book and post it online (just a couple of sentences is enough).
I
hope that you all enjoyed your time spent here today and hope to see
you again soon. Have a fabulous day! Until next time …
HAPPY
READING!!!
