Christina Dodd’s DANGER IN A RED DRESS hits the New York Times for the Second Week!
Week #1 DANGER hits at 10.
Week #2 DANGER goes up to 8!
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Christina Dodd Titillates with an Excerpt of DANGER IN A RED DRESS!
DANGER IN A RED DRESS is on the shelves!
And to whet your appetite, here’s a special excerpt:
The phone ran in Hannah’s bedroom, and she rushed to pick it up.
“Hi, it’s Trent Sansoucy of Sansoucy Security.” His rich voice stirred the hair at the base of her neck.
“Is there something wrong? With the security for tomorrow’s party, I mean?” Because she was in bed for the night, but she could get dressed in a hurry. Nurses were like cops. They rose to the occasion.
“Everything’s fine. My job is not the only reason I call a beautiful woman.”
“But … we’ve never met face-to-face. You don’t know what I look like.”
“I’m in security. I know your deepest secrets.” He sounded droll and self-deprecating. “Besides, I can imagine what you look like, can’t I?”
Since she’d been imagining what he looked like every time they’d talked, she had to agree.
“Do you know the fantasies I’ve had about nurses?” he asked.
“I can imagine, and they’re not true,” she said with finality.
“No. Please.” His voice deepened. “Don’t crush my dreams.”
She rubbed her hands over her bare arms. She had to remember, no matter how great this guy’s voice was and how well he flirted, he was probably old and bald and overweight and wore paisley-print socks. And married. He was probably married.
“I suppose the best part of taking care of security at parties is the food. I mean, you do eat, don’t you?” Subtle. That was subtle, Hannah.
His voice turned very serious. “No. Part of this security job is making sure the bad guys don’t get in, and the other part is being able to chase them down if they show up. Fitness is important to me.”
And there she had it. Trent was buff.
But probably still old, married and bald. Although not too old, or how would he chase down those bad guys?
As if she’d asked the question, he said, “I’m thirty-three. I figure I’ve got another fifteen years of field work.” His voice turned humorous. “Of course, if I get married, my wife might have something to say about my hours.”
“You’re not married?” She thought she sounded light and airy.
In contrast, he sounded very serious. “No, Hannah. I’m not married.”
She pumped her fist in the air.
“Nor am I bald.”
She jumped so hard she dropped the phone. She scrabbled around in the covers, retrieved it, and put it to her ear. “B…bald?”
“Isn’t that what women always worry about? Whether a guy is bald?”
“Don’t forget about the paisley print socks,” she muttered.
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I hope you enjoy DANGER IN A RED DRESS!
Christina Dodd
http://www.christinadodd.com
For the wild at heart!
Let us not be too particular: it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all. —Mark Twain
Christina Dodd Announces the DANGER IN A RED DRESS Video!
“> I’m proud to announce DANGER IN A RED DRESS got the Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine! The review said, “Dodd neatly dovetails the conclusions of two of her series with this romantic thriller. At long last Gabriel Prescott gets his story as the saga of the Prescott siblings and the Manly brothers comes to a climatic close. The jeopardy is real and the passion intense. You always get your money’s worth with a Dodd book!”
Yes, it’s true. On March 3, DANGER IN A RED DRESS will hit the shelves and all your questions will be answered, because DANGER IN A RED DRESS wraps up the Lost Texas Hearts series (JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE, and CLOSE TO YOU) and the Fortune Hunters series (TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS, TONGUE IN CHIC, and THIGH HIGH.)
I’ve prepared a titillating video for you. View it at Barnesandnoble.com, then order DANGER IN A RED DRESS.
Or view it at Amazon.com, then order DANGER IN A RED DRESS.
As a bonus, DANGER IN A RED DRESS contains the never-before-seen excerpt of STORM OF VISIONS, the first book in my new paranormal series, the Chosen Ones, coming in July!
Heh, heh. You’ve got every reason to love DANGER IN A RED DRESS!
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
http://www.christinadodd.com
Cool suspense. Hot romance.
Every two or three years I knock off for a while. That way I’m constantly the new girl in the whorehouse. - Robert Mitchum, US film actor, on maintaining his success in Hollywood
WIN ALL OF TERESA’S BOOKS AND READ FIRST EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT OF “SOME LIKE IT WILD!”
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Dear Friends,
It’s that time of year again. The month when every romance writer and reader’s dreams and musings turn to that most irresistible of all human delights—chocolate! So what’s your favorite poison? Godiva? Ghirardelli? Nestle? Who needs a sweetheart when you can cuddle up with a bag of Hershey’s dark chocolate kisses?
Exclusive Excerpt of SOME LIKE IT WILD available!
In my most exciting bit of news, this month I’m giving you your very first sneak peek at my upcoming April release SOME LIKE IT WILD. If any of you have been wondering exactly what Connor Kincaid, Catriona’s missing brother from SOME LIKE IT WICKED (August ‘08), has been up to since he disappeared in the Scottish highlands, this is your chance to find out. Click HERE to check it out!
FEBRUARY CONTEST
I haven’t had a chance to update the site since Christmas so to reward you for your patience and to celebrate this holiday of love (and chocolate), I’m giving away the Grandest Prize of All. Just enter for a chance to win a complete set (18) of my published novels, autographed just for you! (Just don’t get chocolate on the pages.) Click HERE to enter contest!
AVON AUTHORS.COM
We just launched a revamp of the Avon Authors website over at http://www.avonauthors.com. You may have to re-register for the forum but I think that once you get used to it, you’ll find the new site much more user-friendly than the old one. You can visit us any time to find out what all of your favorite Avon authors are up to.
BLOG OF THE MONTH
In honor of 24 just launching its seventh season and in the spirit of the holiday, I’m giving you JACK BAUER’S RULES OF ROMANCE. I never could resist a man who could make a kill-shot to the head look so sexy! Click HERE to read.
RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING
I don’t read a lot of non-fiction but I have a total literary crush on Rick Bragg and his latest--THE PRINCE OF FROGTOWN--only made me fall more deeply in love with this soft-spoken Southern boy with the quicksilver tongue and pen. My “comfort read” for the month was a fresh and delightful journey through Judith McNaught’s classic historical ALMOST HEAVEN.
On my “most anticipated book” list, fellow Squawker Connie Brockway tops the charts this month as she releases SO ENCHANTED, her first historical romance in four years!
While recovering from some minor surgery, I finally had the chance to watch the first two seasons of VERONICA MARS. My pal Elizabeth Bevarly had given it a glowing review, telling me it was that rare worthy companion to BUFFY. I was definitely not disappointed! The show is now high up on my list of all-time faves and I’m saving Season 3 for another rainy day.
I’m mourning the loss of STARGATE:ATLANTIS this month...sniff...sniff…
Sci-Fi has decided to cancel the series after only five seasons so they can concentrate on direct-to-DVD movies. Since I just discovered the show a few months ago, I feel particularly robbed. If you’re a sci-fi buff but haven’t caught this show, I HIGHLY recommend it. There’s a reason so much of the fan base is female. Several reasons in fact, including Colonel John Sheppard, Ronin (who was a great inspiration when I was writing Connor for SOME LIKE IT WILD) and even everybody’s favorite neurotic genius Dr. Rodney McKay.
While your thoughts are turning to romance (and chocolate) this month, I hope you’ll take some time to cuddle up with a wonderful book that celebrates the second most irresistible of all human delights—LOVE!
Hugs,
Teresa
http://www.teresamedeiros.com
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Connie Brockway’s SO ENCHANTING Release Tour!!
Like this champagne bottle’s cork, I’ll be popping up all over cyber space this week (and this month) celebrating the FEBRUARY 3rd release of SO ENCHANTING my upcoming historical romance!
I’ll be at the Barnes and Noble Romance Club message boards
Here’s that link:
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/board/message?
I’ll also be over at Eloisa James’s and Julia Quinn’s message board blushing (but yes, inwardly doing the victory grab) over the lovely review Eloisa gave to SO ENCHANTING in her Pillow Talk Book Club. And Here’s that link:
http://eloisajames.net/board/viewforum.php?f=86
And on Tuesday (release day) I’ll be blogging at Romance TV not only about SO ENCHANTING but about magic in books and out. I’d love to have your input.
Here’s THAT link:
http://www.romancenovel.tv/wordpress/2009/02/03/do-you-believe-in-magic-by-connie-brockway/
FINALLY-- I hope you get chance to read SO ENCHANTING, I hope you LOVE it, and I hope you spread the word!
Connie
WIN TWO copies of SO ENCHANTING!
In less than two weeks SO ENCHANTING will be arriving in a bookstore near you.If it doesn’t, it’s arriving at a website near you. In celebration, I’m throwing a par--, throwing a draw--, holding a drawing. But this one is a little different. I’ll be choosing three of you to win not one but TWO copies of SO ENCHANTING, one for you and one for a friend. For details jump on over to my website at www.conniebrockway.com
And while you’re over there, you can read the first couple chapters of SO ENCHANTING (I saved the last excerpt from the second chapter and emailed it to my for my newsletter list as a thank you! If you’d like to join, I’d love to have you. Just send an email to me at and put “subscribe” in the subject line!)
EXCERPTS…We got Excerpts! at conniebrockway.com
The countdown begins for the release of my first historical romance in four years! To (hopefully) whet your appetite, I’m posting consecutive excerpts from SO ENCHANTING over on my website---one excerpt a week until the book hits the shelves *officially* on February 3rd, 2009. BONUS ! Those who subscribe to my newsletter list will receive an extra excerpt via email (how can you resist? You can’t! Don’t try!)
ALso, while you’re over at www.conniebrockway.com be on the look-out for a very special video of celebrity-in-the-making reviewer, Elsie Lu’s, final word on SO ENCHANTING. It should be up soooooon.