DONE!! The WIP is done! Hockey book #2 (still need a title, hmmmmm...) is finished! I wrote a book!
DONE!! The WIP is done! Hockey book #2 (still need a title, hmmmmm...) is finished! I wrote a book!
My thoughts on the NHL Awards last night...I was struck by the humble
and modest responses of every single award winner, whether in their
acceptance speech or when interviewed - all give credit to their teams
and their families for their success.
I was so moved by Dominic Moore getting the Masterson Trophy after what he has been through.
Also, I predict P.K.Subban has a future career as a broadcaster.
Some red carpet pics...
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I was so moved by Dominic Moore getting the Masterson Trophy after what he has been through.
Also, I predict P.K.Subban has a future career as a broadcaster.
Some red carpet pics...
This weekend only! Rule of Three is only $1.99 at Barnes & Noble - along with these other great books!
Right now Barnes & Noble has Rule of Three on sale for $1.99 - not sure how long this will last, maybe just this weekend, so if you're a nook or ePub reader and haven't yet picked up Rule of Three - now's your chance!
I've joined up with several other sports romance authors to offer you this boxed set, starting off at .99 until June 20, 2014. It includes my book Offside - if you've already read Offside, still a good chance to try out some other sports romance authors, and if you haven't read Offside, great chance to get it cheap! It is Book 5 in my Heller Brothers Hockey series but it can totally be read as a standalone.
Don't you love the cover? Thanks to Scott Carpenter for such a great job! I love that pic. :-)
He’s impossible to resist…with a ripped body and a heart of a champion…Valued at over $20, take advantage of the introductory price - just .99 thru 06/20/14.
Romance and athletic heroism combine in this ultimate boxed set containing five full-length sports romances by popular authors Cassandra Carr, Kelly Jamieson, Morgan Kearns, Roz Lee and Chanta Rand.
Enjoy football, baseball and hockey heroes in Should've Known Better, Offside, In It To Win It, Inside Heat and The Highest Bidder.
Should've Known Better (Storm Series, #1) by Cassandra Carr - Sarah Jenkins, a math geek and hockey fanatic, is thrilled when the NHL hires her as an advisor for the Buffalo Storm. She meets Sebastian St. Amant, a young hockey player looking to make the jump from the minors to the big leagues. When Sarah and Sebastian meet, sparks immediately fly. A relationship is out of the question—Sarah’s an influential staff member and Sebastian’s a player, not to mention over ten years her junior. But the impossible becomes the necessary when they can no longer fight their attraction. Will they weather the storm, or should they have known better?
Offside (Heller Brothers, #5) by Kelly Jamieson - Honey Holbrook’s attention-grabbing antics were tabloid fodder for years. Now she’s trying to leave her past behind her and make a new life for herself. Matt Heller is recovering from a serious injury that changed his whole outlook on life, determined to resume his hockey career. Neither of them are happy to be working together again after their wild and wicked fling eight years ago ended badly...
In It To Win It (Deadlines & Diamonds, #2) by Morgan Kearns - Back in the day, ‘Plain Jane’ Alexander blended into the background, content to watch from the sidelines while Grayson Pierce soaked up the spotlight. Content until he broke her heart. Bitter, she did the college thing, came out of her shell, and never looked back. Grayson loves baseball. It was his pastime in high school, his passion in college, and now…his career. However baseball isn’t the only thing in Grayson’s heart. He likes fast cars, loose women and expensive liquor. When her job as a Sportscaster sends her to Grayson’s doorstep, she realizes that not everything is as it appears.
Inside Heat (Mustangs Baseball, #1) by Roz Lee - Jeff and Jason are at the top of their game. Jeff is the Texas Mustangs’ closer, revered throughout the Major League for throwing inside heat, while his twin brother Jason is the team’s starting catcher and star hitter. The two have always shared more than their identical DNA, so when they meet Megan, it’s no wonder they both want her.
Megan doesn’t know baseball, but she does know a sexy guy when she sees one - or two. When a potentially career-ending injury sidelines Jeff, his ego takes a hit, too. Megan finds herself on the outside – the dirty little secret. It doesn’t help that Jeff has gotten the wrong impression about her and his brother. It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love.
The Highest Bidder by Chanta Rand - Quarterback Tristan Rexford is a hunter both on and off the football field. With a seven-figure income, a dazzling smile, and a body resembling Michelangelo’s David, he’s every woman’s fantasy.
But Doctor Alexa Kennedy barely has time for her patients, much less fantasies. When it comes to men, she’s short on patience and long on disappointment. When one of the hospital’s board members attends a charity benefit and ends up with the winning bid for a date with Tristan, Alexa is chosen to escort him.
They share a night of passion before Tristan retreats to his glamorous world, leaving her aching for more. Alexa tells herself it was all in the name of charity. She’s too sensible to fall for someone like Tristan. Or is she?
Don't you love the cover? Thanks to Scott Carpenter for such a great job! I love that pic. :-)
He’s impossible to resist…with a ripped body and a heart of a champion…Valued at over $20, take advantage of the introductory price - just .99 thru 06/20/14.
Romance and athletic heroism combine in this ultimate boxed set containing five full-length sports romances by popular authors Cassandra Carr, Kelly Jamieson, Morgan Kearns, Roz Lee and Chanta Rand.
Enjoy football, baseball and hockey heroes in Should've Known Better, Offside, In It To Win It, Inside Heat and The Highest Bidder.
Should've Known Better (Storm Series, #1) by Cassandra Carr - Sarah Jenkins, a math geek and hockey fanatic, is thrilled when the NHL hires her as an advisor for the Buffalo Storm. She meets Sebastian St. Amant, a young hockey player looking to make the jump from the minors to the big leagues. When Sarah and Sebastian meet, sparks immediately fly. A relationship is out of the question—Sarah’s an influential staff member and Sebastian’s a player, not to mention over ten years her junior. But the impossible becomes the necessary when they can no longer fight their attraction. Will they weather the storm, or should they have known better?
Offside (Heller Brothers, #5) by Kelly Jamieson - Honey Holbrook’s attention-grabbing antics were tabloid fodder for years. Now she’s trying to leave her past behind her and make a new life for herself. Matt Heller is recovering from a serious injury that changed his whole outlook on life, determined to resume his hockey career. Neither of them are happy to be working together again after their wild and wicked fling eight years ago ended badly...
In It To Win It (Deadlines & Diamonds, #2) by Morgan Kearns - Back in the day, ‘Plain Jane’ Alexander blended into the background, content to watch from the sidelines while Grayson Pierce soaked up the spotlight. Content until he broke her heart. Bitter, she did the college thing, came out of her shell, and never looked back. Grayson loves baseball. It was his pastime in high school, his passion in college, and now…his career. However baseball isn’t the only thing in Grayson’s heart. He likes fast cars, loose women and expensive liquor. When her job as a Sportscaster sends her to Grayson’s doorstep, she realizes that not everything is as it appears.
Inside Heat (Mustangs Baseball, #1) by Roz Lee - Jeff and Jason are at the top of their game. Jeff is the Texas Mustangs’ closer, revered throughout the Major League for throwing inside heat, while his twin brother Jason is the team’s starting catcher and star hitter. The two have always shared more than their identical DNA, so when they meet Megan, it’s no wonder they both want her.
Megan doesn’t know baseball, but she does know a sexy guy when she sees one - or two. When a potentially career-ending injury sidelines Jeff, his ego takes a hit, too. Megan finds herself on the outside – the dirty little secret. It doesn’t help that Jeff has gotten the wrong impression about her and his brother. It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love.
The Highest Bidder by Chanta Rand - Quarterback Tristan Rexford is a hunter both on and off the football field. With a seven-figure income, a dazzling smile, and a body resembling Michelangelo’s David, he’s every woman’s fantasy.
But Doctor Alexa Kennedy barely has time for her patients, much less fantasies. When it comes to men, she’s short on patience and long on disappointment. When one of the hospital’s board members attends a charity benefit and ends up with the winning bid for a date with Tristan, Alexa is chosen to escort him.
They share a night of passion before Tristan retreats to his glamorous world, leaving her aching for more. Alexa tells herself it was all in the name of charity. She’s too sensible to fall for someone like Tristan. Or is she?
After the convention I stayed an extra couple of days with author friends Erin Nicholas and Jennifer Bernard (aka Juniper Bell) and we had some fun touring around. Here are some pics of my week:
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| On the swamp tour - I actually held an alligator! Okay, a baby, but still... |
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| Big gator... |
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| Our guide was a crazy Cajun - he dove into the water and wrestled with the gators... |
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| The bayou was exactly how I pictured it from the many romances I've read set there. |
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| Another bayou pic... |
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| Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District |
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| One of the beautiful old houses in the Garden District... |
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| Another Garden District house... |
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| Me at the Giant Book Fair. |
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| Erin and I on our way to the Samhain Saints and Sinners party... |
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| The table I sponsored - it turned out beautiful! |
To share the fun I'm having in
New Orleans this week, I'm giving away a NOLA gift pack! This includes a
print copy of Nine Nights in New Orleans ( A collection of short
stories set in NOLA by each of the Nine Naughty Novelists)
a box of Magnolia Company Pralines, Pat O'Brien's hurricane cocktail
mix, a limited edition Nine Naughty Novelists shot glass ( ) and a bottle of Zydeco Gator hot sauce! Leave a comment to enter. Will draw the winner Sunday!
It's coming up soon! I'm leaving for New Orleans next week for the RT Booklovers Convention and I can't wait to meet up with author friends, editors, and especially readers!
Here's where you can find me:
Wednesday May 15
Mardi Gras Party (walking with the Samhain float)
Thursday May 15 4:00
Menage a Blog: The Nine Naughty Novelists Talk Group Blogging
Panel Discussion
Friday May 16 1:30
Cover Model Karaoke presented by Nine Naughty Novelists, International Heat and the Smutketeers
2:45
LGBTQ: Top to Bottom, In and Out, Soup to Nuts
Panel Discussion
Saturday May 17
11:00 Giant Book Fair
6:30 FANtastic Day Party
Of course I'll be around at lots of other events and parties,or possibly in the bar :-) but those are the places I'll be for sure. If you can't find me, send me a message on Facebook or Twitter, I'll have my phone on me at all times!
Here's where you can find me:
Wednesday May 15
Mardi Gras Party (walking with the Samhain float)
Thursday May 15 4:00
Menage a Blog: The Nine Naughty Novelists Talk Group Blogging
Panel Discussion
Friday May 16 1:30
Cover Model Karaoke presented by Nine Naughty Novelists, International Heat and the Smutketeers
2:45
LGBTQ: Top to Bottom, In and Out, Soup to Nuts
Panel Discussion
Saturday May 17
11:00 Giant Book Fair
6:30 FANtastic Day Party
Of course I'll be around at lots of other events and parties,or possibly in the bar :-) but those are the places I'll be for sure. If you can't find me, send me a message on Facebook or Twitter, I'll have my phone on me at all times!
So here's a cool thing. Amazon now has a way to add things to your Amazon shopping cart from Twitter. Once you link your Amazon account and Twitter, if you see a Tweet with an Amazon link (like, say...a book!) you reply to the Tweet adding the hashtag #AmazonCart, and it adds that item to your cart. You haven't bought it - but it's there for you when you want to. Can't wait to try this out!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/socialmedia/amazoncart/ref=pe_859730_118138820_pe_button/1
I’ve been working hard but not accomplishing much. After I finished my last book a week or so back, I went back to look at the hockey book I finished back in February to get reacquainted with my hockey guys so I could start the next hockey book! And I made a few changes, adding in some things I’d thought out. THEN I ran into some $##%&( technology issues - I was working on my laptop one day then when I went to my office computer the Word doc wouldn’t open! It was corrupt. And even though I have learned my lesson and always, always save things to two places, for some reason this time I didn’t. I did have the version of it before I made the changes, but then I had to go through it again and try to remember what I changed. AND THEN for some reason it happened again. Now I’m blaming the USB drive I was using - other random docs in it are corrupt too. WTF? After the third time of making those changes I was pretty annoyed. Anyhoo…it’s done and now I’m ready to move on to book 2. I know who my hero is and thought I’d found the girl for him, but then decided no, she wasn’t quite right. So I had to take a couple steps back and give that more thought. I think I’ve got her now! Hoping to start writing tonight.
Well, this is pretty awesome! So amazing to be included in this list!
THANK YOU!
I've
had so many awesome emails and messages from readers this week about
Sweet Obsession! Yay! Also some questions. (Oh, and yet another email
asking for more Heller brothers hockey books!)
So in case others have the same questions I thought I'd post here too...
Book 2 in the Windy City Kink series will be out October 7 - All Messed up. We will meet up again with Jack and Sasha briefly...and Kevin.
Lots of you want to know about Kevin! Well, some may be disappointed to know he doesn't get his own book. I wasn't sure if the romance world was ready for Kevin! But we do meet up with him again more in All Messed Up and definitely in Book 3.
As for the Heller Brothers - I'll never say never...but I do have another hockey series in the works, book one is finished and books two and three are semi-planned...so stay tuned!
So in case others have the same questions I thought I'd post here too...
Book 2 in the Windy City Kink series will be out October 7 - All Messed up. We will meet up again with Jack and Sasha briefly...and Kevin.
Lots of you want to know about Kevin! Well, some may be disappointed to know he doesn't get his own book. I wasn't sure if the romance world was ready for Kevin! But we do meet up with him again more in All Messed Up and definitely in Book 3.
As for the Heller Brothers - I'll never say never...but I do have another hockey series in the works, book one is finished and books two and three are semi-planned...so stay tuned!
It's official! The contract is signed for Playing With Fire (Windy City Kink Book 3). Release date should be January 2015 - stay tuned for cover reveal and further details!
Sweet Obsession has gotten some lovely reviews so far! Yay!
Cocktails
and Books 5 Glasses!
Night Owl
Reviews 4 1/2 Stars!
I’ve been thinking about something that was written in one of the reviews of Sweet Obsession about Sasha.
I’m kind of an old lady. My twenties were quite a few years
ago, but I know in my twenties, even as a married woman, I was still figuring
out a lot of things about sex. I did not know that BDSM existed. Maybe the
world has changed since then. Is BDSM so mainstream now that young women in
their twenties know all about it and understand it? I get that Fifty Shades of
Grey may have opened people’s eyes to some things, but that wasn’t a really deep
exploration of BDSM. Is it not realistic that a young woman who fantasizes
about certain things tries to deny what she really wants because it’s been
drilled into her head that they’re bad, wrong and dangerous? That letting a man hit you is abuse?
That putting yourself into a vulnerable position with a man and allowing that
is the height of stupidity?
Maybe those of us who read a lot of BDSM romances think that
everyone else in the world gets this. But I don’t think that’s the case. I bet there are a lot of people who don't get BDSM and do believe it's dangerous and wrong. And I
think Sasha learning to accept that part of herself despite all those years of
feeling shame and guilt was a more difficult journey than just one day
admitting what she really wants and needs.
I think there are all kinds of sexual hang-ups that people
work a lifetime to overcome, to not be ashamed of. I bet there are things some
people never overcome and live their whole lives feeling ashamed of. I don’t
think it’s a matter of just snapping out of it. What do you think?
I
posted this pic in the release party the other night, but here it is for
those who missed it...my inspiration for Jack in Sweet Obsession...
Wine her, dine her. . .then untie her.
Windy City Kink, Book 1
Sasha Bendel is a bundle of nerves as she knocks on the door of a Gold Coast penthouse. Her landscape design business took a hard hit when one of her biggest clients defaulted on his payment, and she desperately needs this rooftop garden design project to get back in the black.
But when her potential client answers the door, she's stunned. It's her old high school boyfriend, the one her wealthy parents ran out of her life when they were discovered engaging in some youthful exploration of bondage and discipline.
Twelve years ago, Jack Grenville let Sasha's powerful father intimidate him into giving up the love of his life. With the help of a sensei, he's overcome his obstacles and accepted his sexual dominance. Now he's back in Chicago to claim what's his--Sasha.
One look at Jack brings back all the forbidden desires Sasha's put on lock-down since that shameful night. No way can she turn down this money-is-no-object job. . .but can she resist Jack's no-knots-barred determination to recapture her heart?
Warning: This book contains a woman with a sweet tooth, a man with a sweet obsession, a cupboard full of bondage rope, and some not-so-sweet kink.
Sweet Obsession has already gotten some great reviews!
Cocktails and Books 5 Cocktails!
"...a delicious story that drew me in from the moment I started reading it. The story is compelling, the characters are believable and down to earth and the sex scenes are realistic, provocative and scorching hot. There are also some interesting secondary characters that I hope to see in future books. Thank you, Kelly Jamieson for another amazing story."
Night Owl
Reviews 4 1/2 STARS
Windy City Kink, Book 1
Sasha Bendel is a bundle of nerves as she knocks on the door of a Gold Coast penthouse. Her landscape design business took a hard hit when one of her biggest clients defaulted on his payment, and she desperately needs this rooftop garden design project to get back in the black.
But when her potential client answers the door, she's stunned. It's her old high school boyfriend, the one her wealthy parents ran out of her life when they were discovered engaging in some youthful exploration of bondage and discipline.
Twelve years ago, Jack Grenville let Sasha's powerful father intimidate him into giving up the love of his life. With the help of a sensei, he's overcome his obstacles and accepted his sexual dominance. Now he's back in Chicago to claim what's his--Sasha.
One look at Jack brings back all the forbidden desires Sasha's put on lock-down since that shameful night. No way can she turn down this money-is-no-object job. . .but can she resist Jack's no-knots-barred determination to recapture her heart?
Warning: This book contains a woman with a sweet tooth, a man with a sweet obsession, a cupboard full of bondage rope, and some not-so-sweet kink.
Sweet Obsession has already gotten some great reviews!
Cocktails and Books 5 Cocktails!
"...a delicious story that drew me in from the moment I started reading it. The story is compelling, the characters are believable and down to earth and the sex scenes are realistic, provocative and scorching hot. There are also some interesting secondary characters that I hope to see in future books. Thank you, Kelly Jamieson for another amazing story."
Night Owl
Reviews 4 1/2 STARS
"The
chemistry between Jack and Sasha is scorching. The sex scenes were blistering…I
had a hard time putting this book down. I loved it. Overall, this was a
fantastic book. I can’t wait for the next book in the series."
Ripe
for Reader 4 ½ STARS
"Ms. Jamieson very beautifully
describes the internal struggle faced by Sasha in particular…This novel also
holds one of the most beautiful Shibari scenes I have ever
encountered, mostly described by using the senses. It absolutely gave me
goosebumps!! An insightful, revealing
and sensory indulgence!”
Join me on Facebook on Tuesday April 1/14 at 6:00 CST for my Sweet Obsession release party!
Games, fun, prizes!
Books to be given out during the party:
And the "grand prize"...a KINKY gift basket, including:
I look forward to seeing you there!
Games, fun, prizes!
Books to be given out during the party:
And the "grand prize"...a KINKY gift basket, including:
Japanese silk love ropes/cuffs (with Japanese rope bondage booklet!)
Soy Harvest massage candle
Kama Sutra Honey Dust (kissable body powder)
Sample of "Good Head" lube
Nipple Nibbler
BJ Blast Oral Sex Candy
Small bottle of Kinky liqueur
Soy Harvest massage candle
Kama Sutra Honey Dust (kissable body powder)
Sample of "Good Head" lube
Nipple Nibbler
BJ Blast Oral Sex Candy
Small bottle of Kinky liqueur
I look forward to seeing you there!
I know which bottle I need...how about you? Hope your weekend is great!
Less than a week until Sweet Obsession is out! I have a Pinterest board created for some visuals - the book is set in Chicago (Of course - Windy City Kink Book 1), Sasha is a landscape designer who specializes in rooftop gardens, and Jack is into Shibari...come have a peek at the story!