COVER REVEAL! Fifty First Times

Hi all! We here at Hot WIPs & Sassy Chicks are *so* excited to tell you about this new anthology! The E-book comes out in two weeks, and is packed with short stories. Read more below:

“Well, I started this insane project and was hit over the head with the idea during the Romantic Times convention last year. Luckily, I was in the presence of some amazing authors and able to walk right up and pitch the idea to them. Which is literally what I did, "Fifty First Times, A New Adult Anthology...are you in?" And to my complete surprise, it totally worked. I still can't believe the authors we have onboard. And I can tell you, the stories are just fabulous. I loved every minute of reading them!” – Julie Cross, International Bestselling author of the Tempest Series and creator of Fifty First Times

FIFTY FIRST TIMES: A New Adult Anthology  

Publication Date: February 25, 2014

Publisher: Avon/HarperCollins

Price: $2.99 (USD)

E-book

You always remember your first time…

                                                                  

Fifty First Times is a collection of fictional short stories from a variety of published Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Romance authors aimed at a New Adult audience. Each story magnifies a moment in two characters' lives that shows the reader their decision to take physical intimacy to a new level, the events leading up to this moment and in some cases, the events that follow. It’s about the couple who decides not to go through with it, the two boys who finally aren’t ashamed, the couple whose wedding night could very well be their last night together, the deaf pair who have no choice but to take body language to a new level, proving that love can exist underneath the external layers of humanity, and of course the two young people fumbling and laughing, getting everything wrong yet making a memory that will never fade.

“I love a challenge, and once the story idea came to me, there was no turning back. Writing it was an absolute blast!” –Melissa Landers, author of Alienated

“I was really excited to join this project because I loved the concept from the first moment I heard it. First times. Firsts are so full of intense emotions--angst and joy and fear and excitement--whether it’s someone’s first time ever or the first time with that special person. So I knew it would be a blast to write a story about—in the case of my story, “Two in the Morning"—two guys who have been best friends forever but who may be developing feelings beyond that. As for writing with this group of talented authors, what’s not to love? There are so many fresh perspectives and original concepts in this anthology that I can’t wait to read all of the other stories!” –Roni Loren, bestselling author of the Loving on the Edge series

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19 AUTHORS, 19 STORIES

Julie Cross (creator)

J. Lynn

Molly McAdams

Sophie Jordan

Roni Loren

Tracy Wolff

Lauren Layne

Andrew Shaffer

Cole Gibson

Myra McEntire

Carrie Ryan

Mark Perini

Gennifer Albin

Lisa Desrochers

Hannah Moskowitz

Lyla Payne

Alessandra Thomas

Melissa Landers

Melissa West

Spotlight: Lynnette Austin

Today's author spotlight is on Lynnette Austin!

 

Her third book in her Maverick Junction series is on sale today, and we can't tell you how much we're loving this author and her series!

 

About CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU

CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU pits handsome, cantankerous veterinarian Brawley Odell against hometown girl Maggie Sullivan. When asked to design heiress Annelise Montjoy's wedding gown, Maggie views it as her golden ticket out of Maverick Junction. At every turn, though, she bumps into Brawley, her high school sweetheart. He'd left her for college and a career in Dallas. But, now, country right down to the tips of his cowboy boots, he's returned to take over old Doc Gibson's practice while Maggie longs to escape to New York City's fashion district. Brawley's never stopped loving Maggie. Can he talk her into hanging around long enough to give him a second chance? Long enough to talk her into designing a dress for her own wedding--to him?

 

About Lynnette Austin

Lynnette Hallberg grew up in Pennsylvania's Alleghany Mountains, moved to New York, then to the Rockies in Wyoming. Presently she, her husband, and her Siamese cat divide their time between Naples, Florida's beaches and Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. She has a Master's in Educational Leadership and taught middle school language arts before leaving it to write full-time. A lover of books, Lynnette loves to read and write and loves nothing better than to lose herself in her characters' world. Besides reading and writing, she loves to travel. She's visited all fifty states with the exception of Alaska. She's traveled extensively throughout Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, and Central America---always on the lookout for new characters or a new story.

 

Author social media

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lynnettaustin 

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6456915.Lynnette_Austin?from_search=true

Author website: www.lynnettehallberg.com

 

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Amazon Vine Reviewer Simon Cleveland's Review:

This third book from Lynnette Austin is packed with emotion from page one to the end! Talk about tension on every page. Maggie is definitely today's woman, and her reactions to Brawley are believable, humorous, and at times, heartbreaking. Definitely a series I would recommend!

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Can't Stop Loving You by @lynnettaustin is packed with emotion! http://hotwipssassychicks.blogspot.com/2014/02/spotlight-lynnette-austin.html #amreading @foreverromance
 

Spotlight: Tawny Weber

February 2014
A SEAL’S SALVATION
Tawny Weber
ISBN: 978-0373797875

Subject: Navy SEAL Petty Officer
Brody Lane

Current Status: On leave

Obstacle: The one girl who was off-limits...

Where Navy SEAL “Bad Ass” Brody Lane goes, trouble follows. Being run out of his hometown years ago for misbehaving with Genna Reilly—the sheriff’s daughter—was one thing. Now Brody is about to step into real danger. Not the suggestive letters he’s been exchanging with Genna, but the kind of trouble that can send a soldier home injured and broken inside...

Genna’s entire life has been orchestrated by her family.
 The right job. The right friends. Enough! Brody’s return offers the promise of lust-filled pleasures. Of flesh teased and tasted. She’s not expecting to find a soldier with distant eyes who has secluded himself from the world. But this good girl knows exactly how to bring a bad boy back to life....

Uniformly Hot!
 The Few. The Proud. The Sexy as Hell.

Excerpt:

 

Brody?

She blinked, moved closer to the window in case the porch light was casting illusions, then looked again.

Tall, sexy and gorgeous. Yep, that was Brody all right.

She scowled. What did he want?

She debated for all of three seconds before checking to see that the lock was engaged, then jaw set, took the cream cheese back to the mixer. When the knock came again, she flipped the mixer on high to drown it out.

“It’s usually better to hide in another room if you’re pretending not to be there when someone knocks.”

Genna jumped, but managed to contain her scream. She was so proud, she gave herself a couple seconds for her heart to slow again before turning off the mixer. Had he learned lock-picking in SEAL school? Or was that a leftover from his badass days? Pasting on her most distant expression, she tossed a cool expression over her shoulder.

“It’s usually better to take the hint. When someone doesn’t answer the door it means they don’t want to see you.”

“I’ve never been good with subtleties.”

No question about that. Brody and subtle didn’t even belong in the same sentence. Genna pulled her gaze back to the creamy mixture in her bowl, wishing he didn’t look so good. A quick glance told her he’d lost some of that pallor, the crisp evening air and scent of the outdoors adding to the healthy impression.

Too bad.

She’d been imagining him wasting away with guilt, miserable over having rejected her and pining away to nothing.

“Saw your old man tonight,” he said, letting the door slam shut behind him. “So what’s the deal? You tell your daddy I’m being mean to you?”

“Wow, not subtle or polite,” she said, pretending to measure the vanilla instead of just pouring it into the bowl to give her face time to cool off. Damn her father.

“Genna?”

Pressing her lips together, she finally turned to  him. And immediately crossed her arms over her chest. Both to keep her hands to herself, and to hide the instant evidence of her body’s reaction.

He was so damned sexy.

His leather jacket did nothing to disguise the breadth of his shoulders, and instead of sweats he was in jeans tonight. Jeans that molded nicely to his hard thighs. Whew, it was hot in here.

“Well?”

Well, what? Did he want her to say it out loud? That he was gorgeous or that she went into instant meltdown just being in the same room as him.

Then she replayed the conversation and grimaced.

“I didn’t say anything to my father. He was at the meeting when the mayor asked if I’d contacted you again. I said no, my father said never, I walked out. End of story.”

Brows furrowed, Brody stared long enough to make her want to squirm. Then he nodded and looked around the room. His eyes got wider as they passed from counter to tabletop to counter.

He gave a baffled shake of his head. “Do you run your own bakery? Or are you supplying treats for the Fifth Fleet?”

Starting to get a baking complex and wondering if she should look into a twelve-step program, Genna followed his gaze and sighed.

Then, not willing to relax her guard since the minute she did all those schoolgirl dreams would come floating right back, Genna gave him an arch look.

“Why are you here?”

All the way in the room now, he was peering from tray to plate, then chose a butter pecan cookie and popped it into his mouth.

“I told you,” he said around the cookie. “Your father came to see me.”

“And told you I said you were mean?”

“Actually he warned me to stay the hell away from you.”

Genna closed her eyes against the humiliation. She was twenty-seven and her father warned away guys he didn’t like. Her mother called her three times a day and sicced emergency personnel on her if she didn’t respond. Could her life be any more pathetic?

Forcing herself to meet his gaze again, she offered a stiff smile and a shrug.

“Okay. So he warned you. That shouldn’t be a big deal since according to you, you don’t want to be anywhere near me anyhow.” She waited, but his expression didn’t change. “So I’ll ask again. Why are you here?”

“I told you. Because your father told me to stay away.”

“Seriously? You’re here to defy my father?”

“Sure.” He shrugged. “Why not?”

Genna was pretty certain she wouldn’t have been more shocked if he’d stripped naked and asked her to eat cookies off his body.

 

 

Bio & Links

USA TODAY Bestselling author of over twenty hot books, Tawny Weber has been writing sassy, sexy romances since her first Harlequin Blaze hit the shelves in 2007.  A fan of Johnny Depp, cupcakes and color coordination, she spends a lot of her time shopping for cute shoes, scrapbooking and hanging out on Facebook. 

Readers can check out Tawny’s books at her website, www.tawnyweber.com, or join her Red Hot Readers Club for goodies like free reads, complete first chapter excerpts, recipes, insider story info and much more.

You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. 

Website:  http://tawnyweber.com

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/TawnyWeber.RomanceAuthor

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TawnyWeber

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A SEAL’s Salvation: http://tawnyweber.com/books/seals-salvation/

A SEAL’s Surrender: http://tawnyweber.com/books/a-seals-surrender/

A SEAL’s Seduction: http://tawnyweber.com/books/a-seals-seduction/

A SEAL’s Kiss: http://tawnyweber.com/books/seals-kiss/

 

A SEAL’s Salvation Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373797877/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0373797877&linkCode=as2&tag=tawweb-20

 

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A SEAL’s Salvation Harlequin:  http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html;jsessionid=4806944D326FA240103DB9727254679F?iid=50156

  

Email:  tawny@tawnyweber.com