Welcome to week 77th week of My Sexy Saturday. The
week’s theme is Their Sexy Thoughts. I’ve
thought long and hard on this one since my characters think a lot. Sometimes
about their significant other, sometimes about the situation at hand. Thoughts
can be deceptive because many times, our characters are trying to convince
themselves that they don’t want to fall in love, that there is nothing the
other person has to offer them. They are wrong, so wrong. So follow along this
week as each of the authors in this blog hop gives you their interpretation of
sexy through the thoughts of their characters.
Last week was great as my
father’s meager estate did get finalized and items closed. It was definitely
the passing of an era and it makes me very sad in many ways. Though here in
Austria, the weather cooperated in many ways and gave me a few snow days. Not
that it stayed on the ground at all but there were a few evenings where it looked
as if we lived in a snow globe. I’m hoping for more but the score is out on
that one since the forecast has not been correct in many days. It’s like the
weathermen can’t predict the weather any more.
As promised, I did start a
multi-day post on my Facebook
author page where I tell you five things about myself that aren’t
necessarily common knowledge. I started that when I said I would and have been
hit or miss on any given day. I think I’m trying to give people more time to
look at it since Facebook doesn’t play nice with posts any more. Though I have
a fair share of followers, it seems that maybe just 10% see what I post. If I’m
lucky. I’ll be posting the last entry later today yesterday and I’ll see if any
of you have commented on it. If enough of you have, I will do a giveaway for a
$25 Amazon gift certificate AND a copy of one of my books. For every comment
you leave, even if it’s on days past, will be another entry into the drawing.
Hope to see a few of you there.
Today, the weather in Austria
is beautiful, so I plan a day at the Naschmarkt to get some fresh veggies and
fruit. There was a protest scheduled here yesterday that we were told would
result in street riots. Thank goodness the weather didn’t cooperate for that
one. It was cold and wet as the snow came down to melt immediately due to the
warm temperature. I was home alone last night and didn’t hear a thing until
right before I was to take out Pup Harry for his nightly walk. Then the
helicopters started swirling around. So I waited a few then a few more and
would have done it again but Pup Harry was dancing. He’d had enough and needed
to go. So off we went to eerily quiet streets. We only saw two other people
with their dogs and no one else. Either everyone was snug at home or watching
the protest. I went home happy we didn’t get caught in something bad.
My new weekly column, My
Writing Life, will be starting this week on Tuesday, not last week and I
apologize for misinforming you. Besides not being on time, I can’t tell the
date either. If you’re wondering about the time reference, go see my Facebook author page to get the explanation. I will talk about my
spreadsheets and why they are personally important to me. There will be other
tidbits about my life as well because as we all know, it’s not all about
writing. No, there are no tiaras for me as I will prove over and over again
writing can be a tough business if you don’t have a thick skin.
This week I am sharing
something new. It’s been quite a while since I’ve shared this book. It’s part
of the Santa’s Elves series. This whole series is about a family of elves who
work for Santa and their lives. It’s not all toys, sleighs and happy tidings.
No, there are things even in their world they would love to change. The main
stories are all about the siblings in the Locklin family where the mother is
human and the father is an elf. However, as I wrote this series, it became
obvious to me that the world they inhabited was bigger than just the six siblings.
They had human cousins, elf friends and a whole lot more that could be said.
One of those stories is this one, Giselle’s Elf,
and is all about their cousin, Giselle Paine. I hope you like this glimpse into
the world of Santa’s Elves. Here’s the setup:
Giselle Paine
has always been on the outside looking in on her elven cousins. Just once she
wished she could belong to something bigger than herself. But fate has a way of
weaving its web and when handsome elf Ronan Munro arrives on her doorstep after
a vicious attack, she knows exactly what she wants. But convincing Ronan is
another thing. What will it take to bring him around to her way of thinking and
into her bed?
I love writing the Santa’s
Elves series because their world is very rich and deep. It spans the globe from
the US to the North Pole and to Scotland. I leave no stone unturned as I write
these stories about a globe-hopping elven family. I plan to have the last of
the siblings’ stories done this year with a few more to round out the world. I
hope you enjoy my seven. And I’ll be honest, I cheated this time as I had to
give you one final line this week. Hopefully, you’ll find this snippet
compelling enough to pick up the first in the series, The View from
Santa’s Sleigh, at eXtasy
Books. Enjoy the snippet!
With me?” Now he was surprised. He had acted like a
professional, like an elf should when his charge was human. Maybe he had pushed
a little too hard but he thought it would help her in the long run by making
her remember just who she was.
“With you.” She shrugged her shoulders, trying to remove his
hands.
But he couldn’t let go. “Why? I’ve done nothing to you except be
here to make sure no one attacks you again. And tried to bring you back to the
world of the living.”
She chewed her bottom lip as if deciding what to say. When she
did speak, it was in a low whisper and he had to lean closer to her to even
hear. “If all I am to you is a responsibility you don’t want, why do you always
smell so good? Why do you always look so damn sexy? Get away from me if all you
want is to teach me a lesson. I’ve had enough lessons in my life.”
His hands immediately fell to his sides. This was his moment of
truth. A decision to be made, to deny himself. “What are you talking about?”
“Huh.” She looked up at him wryly. “Go away. I don’t want you
around because you have to be. Be here because you want to and nothing else.
Even if we never...”
Giselle tried to shove past him but he wasn’t giving up so
easily. He really felt she should get it all out so she – they could move forward. Making up his mind in a split second, he
knew what he had to do. It was her wellbeing that mattered not his. Grabbing
her arm, he pulled her so she was faced away from him. Her perfume wafted up
and drifted through his senses, a warm earthy smell, so unlike what he thought
she would wear. And he knew he was lost. Leaning in, her hair touched his face
as light as an angel’s wing. “What is it you want, Giselle?”
“Who wants to know? Ronan, the protector or Ronan, the man?” she
whispered.
This book is will be available
from my traditional publisher, eXtasy
Books, who is currently having a $0.99 sale on some of my
books. And what’s even more wonderful is that book 1 in the series is currently
one of the books on sale. There’s a big selection and if you’ve never read any
of my stories, now’s the time to get them at a great discount and see if I
write stories you like. Pick up your copies today!
The
Thing About Elves ~ Book 2 in
the Santa’s Elves series
The
Haunting of Maggie Grey ~ Award-winning
Scottish Historical about a woman doctor
Iain
and Kelsey ~ Story about a
woman’s darkest fantasy
Fluke ~ Book 1 of the Orchid series, sci-fi romance
An
Elf’s Desire ~ Book 3 in the
Santa’s Elves series
A
Love for Eggther ~ Book 3.5 in
the Santa’s Elves series
Shopping
Spree ~ Story about a very special
dress shop
Don’t forget to visit all the
great authors from the My Sexy Saturday weekly blog hop listed below. They have
even more amazing and sexy snippets to share.
Have a great weekend...see
you next week with another My Sexy Saturday edition!
Lynn
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