Today we're excited to feature Amanda Usen and her new release, IMPULSE CONTROL!
Check out this super awesome YouTube video from Amanda and her husband!
Aries (March 21-April 19): Your passionate nature will work in your favor today. Get down, get dirty, and don't give up. Keeping the focus on your partner will guarantee success.
Welcome
to the IMPULSE CONTROL release blitz! I'm thrilled to introduce Book One of the
Men Of The Zodiac Series for Entangled Indulgence. Russ Donovan is an Aries,
and he embodies all the best—and worst—traits of the sign. He's a survivalist,
a former Green Beret, twice-voted the toughest man alive, and he's dynamite in
bed. No, really. When I handed IMPULSE CONTROL in to my editor, I told her
she'd fall in love with Russ on page ninety-six. I don't know where that
particular part ended up page-number-wise once the book was formatted, but
here's a snippet that shows Russ is a hot lover:
She crab-crawled away from his mouth. A baby wipe could only do so
much, and she’d been hiking for two days. Ethan had hated going down on her.
“Uh, I don’t think…can’t we just…um…”
He stopped her progress with a heavy hand on each thigh. “I won’t
do anything you don’t want me to do, but don’t stop me because you think I’m
going to do something I don’t want to do.” His breath whispered against her bare skin,
making her ache. What would his tongue feel like? She felt herself getting wet,
almost able to forget about her self-consciousness, but not quite.
He moved an inch closer. “I never do anything I don’t want to do.”
She braced her hands on his shoulders. “What about this show? You
didn’t want to film with me.”
“I didn’t want to film with you before I met you.”
He climbed back up beside her, curling the long length of his body
around hers. Disappointment squeezed the air out of her lungs, and she closed
her eyes, cursing the stupid baggage that had just lost her what would likely
have been a transformative experience. Why did she care what he thought of her?
“It didn’t take long to change my mind. I began picturing you in
nothing but those pink heels, and filming was the least of what I wanted to do
with you.” He gathered her to his chest, pressing the evidence of his desire
firmly against her hip. “Let’s make a deal. I’ll make you come with my fingers,
and then I get to do it again any other way I want, provided it can’t get you
pregnant, communicate the diseases I swear I don’t have, or get us arrested in
any U.S. state. Does that sound fair?” He nuzzled her temple. “I’m sorry I
rushed you.”
She opened her mouth to say he hadn’t, but it would have been a
lie. Instead, she told the truth. “I want to do this, but I’m scared.”
“Scared of what?”
“That it will take forever, and you’ll get impatient and angry,
and I’ll feel like an idiot.”
His mouth settled over hers, softly seducing. His tongue stroked
hers, and she felt it between her legs. She swallowed a moan. His hand caressed
her arm and waist, coasting over her curves, before sliding between her thighs.
“I don’t care if it takes all night. If it takes longer than that, we’ll stay
in the tent tomorrow. Trust me, I’ve got you.” He spoke in between kisses.
“Give me a chance.”
Susannah has issues. She's just come
out of a horrid marriage that made her feel unattractive on every level, and
the way Russ seduces her past her inhibitions melts me every time. He makes her
feel safe, beautiful, and desired, and then he goes straight-up sexy beast on
her. Gah! Frankly, despite fifteen years of a blissful marriage, I'd kill for
one night in a tent with Russ Donovan. Oh, yes, those Aries are ardent,
passionate lovers. Enthusiastic. Creative. Energetic. Relentless... I guess
it's logical to expect a hot hookup from a fire sign, but nothing stops Russ
Donovan. Not a little bit of a post-baby belly. Not stretch marks. Or low
self-esteem. Because sexy isn't just parts coming together. Sexy is hearts
coming together. Desire mixed with trust. At least for these two, alone in a
tent on a snow-covered mountain.
Does she
give him a chance? Darn right she does! However, Russ has baggage, too, and if
they want to create anything more substantial than great memories, Susannah is
going to have to plan her next move carefully...
Daily #giveaways and 1 Grand Prize up for grabs during
the blitz for IMPULSE CONTROL, an Entangled Indulgence novel by Amanda Usen!
He can't resist a challenge. She can't resist a dare...
To celebrate IMPULSE CONTROL, there will be daily #giveaways on
each day of the blitz! Each day THREE winners will receive a signed print copy
of one of Amanda’s backlist titles (international winners will receive a
digital copy). Daily drawings will be held at 4:00pm EST and winners will be announced
on Amanda’s Facebook page and on Twitter.
And wait, there’s MORE! The grand prize winner, chosen at the
end of the blitz, will #win a digital copy of each new release in the Men of the Zodiac Series, as they release each month, for a total of 12 books over
the year! Winner will be announced on Amanda’s Facebook and Twitter at the end
of the blitz.
Winners will need to contact Amanda with their preferred digital
book, email address and shipping address, at amanda AT amandausen DOT com.
Synopsis:
Survivalist
Russ Donovan is the toughest man in America, with a reality TV show to prove
it. Now he’s been strong-armed into filming a new show with dainty lifestyle
expert Susannah Stone. But while “At Home in the Wild” could mean millions for
his family’s charity, Russ plans to put Little Susie Homemaker to the test—in
the Adirondack Mountains in the dead of winter. And there's no way she'll be
able to hack it...
Susannah
is tougher than she looks. She's had to fight her way through life, and there's
no way she'll let a bossy mountain man show her up. When she gets him on her
turf, he’s in serious trouble. But now she's run into a bit of problem. Because
no one—least of all Russ and Susannah—expects sparks to fly both on camera and
off. And now everyone will see their risqué rivalry break all of the rules...
About Amanda:
Amanda Usen knows two things for certain: chocolate
cheesecake is good for breakfast, and a hot chef can steal your heart. Her
husband stole hers the first day of class at the Culinary Institute of America.
They live in Western New York with their three children, one gerbil, four fish,
a tortoise, and a beagle. Amanda spends her days teaching pastry arts classes
and her nights writing sexy contemporary romance. If she isn’t baking or
writing, she can usually be found reading a book and trying to get out of
cooking dinner.
Thanks for stopping by!
xox
~Risa
