Sneak Peek Sunday!

My romantic comedy "There Goes the Groom" was released last Friday. Yay! I'm starting a week-long blog tour on Monday to celebrate TGTG's release. I'll be visiting the following blogs:

May 20:  Straight from the Library
May 21:  Long and Short Reviews
May 21:  STOP 2  Flirting With Romance
May 22:  Tyhada Reads
May 22:  STOP 2  Harlie's Books
May 23:  Bunny's Review
May 24:  Welcome to My World of Dreams

In the meantime, here's a six paragraph sneak peek from "There Goes the Groom":

Tony helped Olivia load the dishwasher. When they lifted their heads at the same time, Tony touched her cheek.

“You’ve got a bit of tomato sauce there.”

He gently rubbed at the spot with his thumb. Olivia’s heart instantly began to race, her limbs turning to liquid at the tenderness of his touch. The shock of it kept her rooted to the spot.

Tony must have felt it too. His dark eyes turned smoky with desire. He lowered his head towards hers and kissed her, at first softly, tentatively. Then his arms went around her and he brought her tight against him, their bodies melding together in remembered perfection. Olivia slid her arms around his neck, nestling even closer. Tony’s kiss became insistent, demanding, hungry. Olivia felt herself being swept away on a wave of passion. Nothing had felt so good in so long.

The ringing of the phone brought her back to earth.

She took a step away from Tony. What was she doing? She couldn’t do this again. She couldn’t let him leave her again.

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Release Party for "There Goes the Groom"

Please join me in celebrating the release today of my contemporary romance "There Goes the Groom". I'm so thrilled this book is finally here!

Participate at any of the blogs listed here for a chance win a $20 Amazon gift certificate. Let the party begin!

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The Single Librarian

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Majanka’s Blog

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The Book Daily

 

 

Thanks for playing along. See you on the blogs!

It's Sneak Peek Sunday!

Here's another six paragraphs from my contemporary romantic comedy"There Goes the Groom" to be released May 17. In this snippet, Olivia has had a little too much to drink, and Tony and his sister Dani look after her:

Olivia slid to the floor as she got off her stool. Tony picked her up and carried her to the extra bedroom. She snuggled against his chest, still clutching her balloon. Tony’s heart overflowed with love for her. He laid her gently on the bed, covering her with the blankets. He couldn’t resist smoothing her hair from her face and kissing her cheek before leaving her.

Dani’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “What was that about?”

“She’s a very cute drunk.”

            “She’s also a very engaged drunk. Or have you forgotten?”    

            “Hardly.” 

            He wasn’t likely to ever forget. The question was, did he ignore his feelings and possibly let Olivia make the biggest mistake of her life, or did he come clean and let the chips fall where they may? 

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My first post at Contemporary Romance Cafe

I'm blogging for the first time today at the Contemporary Romance Cafe, a new group blog made up of authors from Carina Press. I'm talking about getting "The Call" from Carina Press, and how the sale of "First and Again", to be released October 7, 2013, came to be.

To mark the opening of our new group blog, we will be giving away gift certificates through the month of May. It's easy and fun to enter, so please stop on by!

Sneak Peak Sunday

Here's six paragraphs from my soon to be released contemporary romance "There Goes the Groom". My heroine Olivia has just had a confrontation with the host of a TV morning show when she tried to make a pass at Tony:

 

“I’m sorry I said those things to you,” Olivia said. “I was unkind and unprofessional.”

Melissa smirked. “Honey, I understand completely. You’re jealous.”

Olivia couldn’t believe her ears. “What?”

“Let’s face it, Olive. You wouldn’t be all steamed up if you weren’t so hot for the good doctor yourself.”

“That’s ridiculous!”

“Really?”  Melissa gave her a mocking smile. “I don’t blame you, Olive. He is one fine specimen of manhood.” She lifted Olivia’s left hand. “Oh, but what’s this I see?  An engagement ring? Oh, that must be frustrating for you. Here you are, working with this gorgeous hunk of man, but you can’t touch him because you’re engaged. And someone like you would insist on being loyal. Much like a Labrador Retriever.”  She sighed dramatically. “I pity you, really I do.”

 

"There Goes the Groom", the second book in my Left at the Altar series, releases May 17th.

 

To read an excerpt, blurb and reviews of the first book in the series, "Her Best Man" please check it out at my website.

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Sneak Peek Sunday - Her Best Man

Here's a sneak peek from the first book in my "Left at the Altar" series. After Sarah's fiance, Will's brother, runs out on her during their wedding ceremony, they both find themselves on a cruise ship in the Carribbean, sharing a cabin and forced to pretend to be newlyweds. Here they are at their first night at dinner on the cruise ship:

Ted’s love for Josie shone in his eyes, despite her lack of tact.  He knew all her foibles, weaknesses and plain old stupidities and he still loved her.  Sarah wondered why someone couldn’t love her like that.  She stared at her engagement ring and thought of the day Brad had given it to her.  She’d been so happy and so hopeful of a wonderful future.  But now all her plans and dreams were gone, her hopes of having a family of her own dashed.  How could he have done that to her?

The sob seemed to come from the pit of her stomach, working its way up her body until it just burst uncontrollably out of her mouth.  She covered her mouth with her hand, shocked by the emotion as well as by the tears flooding out of her eyes.  To her surprise she found herself being drawn into Will’s embrace.  She sniffled against his shirt, embarrassing herself further by getting his shoulder wet.

“It’s okay, Sarah,” he whispered.  In a louder voice she heard him speak to the rest of the group who had stopped in mid-chew to stare at her. 

“Sarah’s had a very difficult couple of weeks,” he began.  This was it, she thought.  This was where she got outed as a fake bride.  She sucked in a breath.  If he told the truth would he go to jail?  Would she? 

“We don’t have any rings because a few days before the wedding the jewelry store where we purchased our rings burned to the ground.  Our rings were lost and Sarah was devastated.  As you can see, she’s still emotional about it.”

Sarah sniffed against Will’s shoulder.  What?

Will's very good at telling stories. He comes up with a few doozies during this cruise! To read a blurb and another excerpt from "Her Best Man" please go to my website.at http://www.janarichards.net

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A Sneak Peek at "There Goes the Groom"



There Goes the Groom

 Today is Sneak Peek Sunday! I've included a hot little peek at my upcoming May 17 release, "There Goes the Groom", the second book in my "Left at the Altar" series. Enjoy!


Tony stood with his arms around Olivia, his hands splayed across her breasts, her abdomen. His arousal pushed against her soft backside. Her head was thrown back against his shoulder, leaving her neck exposed to the sweet assault of his mouth. Her hands rested on top of his, urging him to touch, to explore.

“Remember, Olivia? Remember what it was like between us? Does Stuart make you feel like that? Does he make you beg for more, make you wet with wanting?”

Olivia went completely still in his arms.

“When you make love with him, do you think of me?”

She pushed herself out of his arms, her hair tousled, her face flushed. She looked like a woman who’d just been made love to, thoroughly and satisfyingly.

Olivia soon regained her equilibrium. She took a pillow from the sofa and threw it at him. Her face was flushed red with anger. “Get out!”

You can read a blurb and another excerpt on my website at http://www.janarichards.net/Excerpts-reviewsTGTG.html You can also read a blurb and an excerpt from the first book in the series, "Her Best Man", on my website.

To read many more sneak peeks, go to  http://sneak-peek-sunday.blogspot.com/

Thanks!