Welcome to Paradise by London Saint James!! Promo Blitz!!

Happy Book Birthday Welcome to Paradise!

Welcome to Paradise

A Paradise Ranch Novella

by London Saint James

Publisher:  Roane Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance (Western)

Keywords: Romance, Contemporary, Western, Erotic, Novella, Series

Release Date: August 18, 2014

Description: Just three days before her thirtieth birthday, Acquisition Editor for Starling Press, Sutton Callaway, has buried the last of her family in the cemetery on the plot of land she inherited.

After turning down the powerful and wealthy owner of Triple Bar-S Ranch to sell her inheritance and walk away from the obligations of running one of the biggest cattle ranches in West Texas, Sutton puts her Dallas condo on the market, resigns her position from SP, packs the contents of her life into boxes, and heads for the one place filled with bittersweet memories—Paradise Ranch.

Will Sutton be able to handle the pressures of being the newly appointed cattle baroness, the rough and tumble men under her employ, and the temptation of a sexy mystery man? Or will her grandmother’s matriarchal boots be too big for her to fill?

Purchase Links:

Roane Publishing

Amazon
Amazon (UK)
Barnes and Noble
Smashwords
Bookstrand

Kobo Books (Coming Soon)

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Tour Schedule

Book Blitz and Tour-wide Giveaway

An ebook copy of Welcome to Paradise, a $10 Amazon gift card, and a Paradise key chain!

Ends 9/12/14

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The Good Sister by London Saint James Audiobook Tour!!

The Good Sister, Part One by +London Saint James 

Contemporary Erotic Romance

BLURB

Trinity Lane Winslow feared everything and lived her life vicariously through others. She dreamed of the impossible, yearning to be the kind of woman men desired—especially Reid Addison.

Reid Addison feared nothing, except how the mousey little blonde daughter of his housekeeper made him feel.  Even though Trinity Winslow wasn’t his type, there was something intriguing about her.

Lord Ashton Archer lived a fairy tale life with property all over the world, was heir to a ducal dynasty, and had women fawning all over him. Anything a man could want, he obtained by the snap of his fingers.

By a twist of fate the three of them find their way into the same illicit world of the infamous Madam Jacqueline Claudette Rousseau. But will they find what each of them truly desires? Or will they always long for the forbidden?

Note: The Good Sister: Part One is a 2-book series. It is best read/listened to in order. 

BUY LINKS

Audible | Amazon | Amazon UK | iTunes 

AUDIOBOOK TRAILER

AUDIO CLIPS

Top Ten Playlist for The Good Sister

Thanks so much for having me on your blog today to talk about my audiobook, The Good Sister: Part One. This is the first of a two-book erotic contemporary series, and was not only a labor of love to write, but also one to transform into audio.

Inspiration to write, for me anyway, comes from so many different things. A place, a picture, a song, a poem, and even quotes. The idea for The Good Sister came from a quote, and blossomed into a two book series. Here’s the quote that started it all:

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

--Francois Rabelais

Along with the original inspiration, there’s also my love for music. All types of music. In fact, I find listening to music to be a necessity when I write. *Smiles* So, I thought I’d share my top ten songs that lean to the tone/feel of Trinity’s story. Who knows, you might find we have something in common with a song you love, or you might find something new you haven’t heard. Either way, I hope you enjoy The Good Sister: Part One, and gain a little insight into some of my inspiration while writing.

1.      One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful

2.      The Veronicas - Untouched

3.      Blue October – Ugly Side

4.      Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me

5.      Rascal Flatts – I’m Movin’ On

6.      Adele - Promise This

7.      Taylor Swift – White Horse

8.      David Cook - Time of My Life

9.      Marcus Foster – I Was Broken

10.  Train – Marry me

You can find these songs and more on London’s You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/LSJRomance

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London Saint James book Tour: Dark Tales Diaries 1 & 2! ***REVIEW***

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London Saint James has lived in many places, but never felt “at home” until she met the real-life man of her dreams and settled down in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. London lives with her husband and their fat cat who thinks he owns them. As an award-winning, bestselling, multi-published author, London is living her childhood dream. She knew all the scribbling she did, that big imagination of hers, and all those clamoring characters running around in her head would pay off someday.

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 *** AUTHOR INTERVIEW ***

 

Where do your ideas come from?

My inspiration comes from many different sources. Music, a place I’ve been, artwork, conversations I’ve had, even dreams...

What kind of writer are you?

I’m not really a writer who outlines plots. I’m a panster. I go where the characters tell me to.

How do you balance life and writing?

Balance. Hmm. What’s that? LOL. I haven’t achieved structure or balance in my writing habits, and many times the busy dealings of life gets in the way of my writing time. I don’t allot any certain amount of time to write. If I did that, keeping a tight daily schedule, it would seem odd. I tend to write, more often than not, at willy-nilly times and live my life as it comes. *Smiles*

What drives you to write?

The love of it. I love to lose myself in the worlds I create. I love to write, and it really is that simple.

Tell us about the experience of writing the Dark Tales Diaries.

I had so much fun writing Dark Tales Diaries and that experience continues as I am starting to work on book three. This BDSM series of short stories sparked from a casual conversation with the love of my life. Two words, “Dark Tales,” poked at me. From there, I sat down and typed non-stop. Dark Tales Diaries: Volume 1 and the life of Tristan Blackthorn spilled out upon the “pages” of my laptop.

What is your favorite thing about writing?

The creative process and the freedom to let my imagination run wild.

And what is your least favorite?

Reading bad reviews. But reviews are all subjective. What one person hates, someone else might love.

Tell us about one of your own writing quirks.

I can’t sit at a proper desk when I write. That drives me crazy.

As an author, what scares you the most?

Death and taxes! *Giggles*

Okay, let me think about that question a second...

I’m not sure I’d call it being scared, more like a concern that I can keep my stories new and interesting. Just being able to stay relevant in the world of romance writers, I suppose.

Which authors most influenced your writing?

I can’t say that my writing has been influenced by other authors, because I tend to write like I write (how I feel comfortable writing) but I do have several authors that I like to read and think their writing style and imaginations are pretty awesome. Here’s just a few; Megan Hart, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlaine Harris, Gena Showalter, Sarah McCarty, Julia London. A whole bunch of fellow authors from my publishers. I could go on and on, and on.

What’s next for London Saint James?

March 17th I have a new release coming from Roane Publishing. My story, The Shamrock Incident will be part of their For the Love of Murphy anthology. It is a sweet romance based around bad luck (Murphy’s Law).

I also have several WIP’s I’m working on and a few deadline projects that are keeping me fairly busy writing.

Who’s your biggest fan?

My sexy man. He’s always been my number one fan. *Smiles*

***REVIEW***

Dark Tales Diaries 1

I liked this book of sexy shorts. It starts with Tristan explaining to his sister that yes he will keep writing these dark tale diaries in an attempt to find a long lost love of his. I liked this idea a lot. The book then moves onto the 3 short stories in Tristan's Diaries, and by golly gosh are they hot!! Steamy sexy stories to warm your insides. The first being a nice story about a Dom finding her true self, the second a story of a lonely woman trying to find an orgasm with a blind date, and the third an interesting story or passion and need between a Dom and a computer geek :)

Dark Tales Diaries 2

I moved onto book 2 straight from book 1. This is more of Tristan's stories from readers, since book 1 sold so well, but he still isn't sure whether his lost love is one of them. In this there are again 3 shorts: A professor asks his assistant up to the rooftop lab one night, and together they see something rather interesting through the telescope. A shy lady is invited to a party of a well known neighbour, and he helps her cross off some things on her to do list. And lastly a cellist's friend helps her find a way to really draw into her inner music :)

I really enjoyed these books from London Saint James, I loved the idea of reading a book about a book if you know what I mean. I hope she's writing book 3 :)

Author Interview with London Saint James. For the Love of Murphy.

Sometimes it pays to be unlucky...

Marissa Carmichael wasn’t usually a klutz, but she was having a bad day, in a hurry, and lost her balance. It was too late to catch herself. Arms flailing, her forehead connected with the side of the display. She crumbled down beside it like a limp noodle one minute, and was in the arms of a handsome stranger the next.

Trey Cleary didn’t think his day could get any worse, but after picking up his side view mirror from the ground, he was wrong. On a mission to do something about it, he located the flower shop that matched the name on the back of the van that mangled his BMW and went inside to inform the owner of the issue, only he was sidetracked by a beautiful woman who burst into the room like an out of control whirling dervish. For such a petite looking person she made a huge entrance, and then took one mother of a wipeout. After going to the woman’s aid, Trey realized there was something alluring about her that made him want to be her own personal hero.

For Marissa and Trey, this just might be the one time it pays to be unlucky.

 

AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Please tell us a little about yourself

I’m London Saint James, and I have a lot of characters rattling around in my head so I write about them. Sometimes I write sweet romance and sometimes I write naughty romance novels. I’m in love with my hot man, my fluffy fat cat, anything chocolate, and Coca-Cola.

How did you come up with the idea for your book?

I saw a submission call with Roane Publishing for a sweet romance anthology called, For the Love of Murphy, were the theme for the stories were to be based around bad luck (Murphy’s Law) and I knew I had to write something becuase I loved that concept. The idea for my story, The Shamrock Incident just followed along well with what Roane was looking for. So the idea sparked from that submission call.

When did the characters first pop into your head?

I’m pretty sure Marissa Carmichael had been lingering around in my thoughts for a while, and when I decided to go for the Murphy’s Law theme, she was kicking and ready to go

Without giving away any spoilers, was the story always straight forward for you to write, or did it pop up any surprises along the way? 

The first part of the story was pretty straight forward. Marissa is having a horrible day, has a huge klutz moment, and takes a tumble. There was a surprise along the way. My original ending changed during the edits process, and I’m happy with the way things turned out.

Where do you like to write?

I write using my trusty old laptop while flopped in a comfortable chair, stretch out on my couch, or even lounging across my bed.

Do you read a lot?

I really try to. I love to read, but I don’t read as much as I use to. I find my own writing takes a lot of time away from lesiure reading, although I sneak a few books in here and there. *Smiles*

Who are some of your favourite authors?

This is a hard one because it is a very long list. This is just a few. Megan Hart, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlaine Harris, Gena Showalter, Sarah McCarty, Julia London. A whole bunch of fellow authors from my publishers. I could go on and on, and on.

And last but not least, have you any words of wisdom for aspiring writers out there?

Write what you love. What you find inspiring. Read as much as you can. Find someone wonderful to bounce ideas off of. Grow a thick skin, and don’t let negativity get you down. Keep yourself in your work, and keep on writing.

EXCERPT

Marissa slammed the handset back onto the receiver and swiped her palms along the front of her jeans, leaving a trail of green sparkle smeared down her thighs, before she hurried to the propped open door to the shop.

“Hello?” A deep male voice echoed. “Is anyone here?”

“I’ll be right with you!” She slipped on one of the paper shamrock decorations. As she righted herself, her left foot came down dead center on the tape. “Son of a biscuit eater.” She kicked the shamrock free of her path and, half bent over, started hopping, right knee crooked, foot up, trying to grab the sticky, smooshed wad from the bottom of her shoe.

Her long hair swirled around her face and mouth. She reached for the tape with one hand, swiped the rogue strands back with her other, freeing her vision—doing what she imagined looked like some odd version of a modern interpretive dance—then lost her balance just as she hopped, stumbled, tumbled through the open door and into the store.

Arms flailing, her forehead connected with the side of the display case that was chock-full of silk flowers. She crumpled down beside it like a limp noodle.

She thought someone said something, except she couldn’t be sure. She tried to concentrate.

The phone was ringing.

Just my luck.

The sound stopped. Started. Stopped…

Maybe, since she was seeing stars and her head was pounding to beat the band, the intermittent trill came from deep inside her skull.

AUTHOR STALKING

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Blogoversary Countdown Giveway with London Saint James!

Welcome to my Blogoversary countdown Giveaway and thank you for joining me in celebrating!

The amazing London Saint James is here today celebrating with me, and is giving away a PDF version of The Good Sister part 1. If you want to get your hands on this, keep reading!!

Hi London! Hope you're well :)

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

I’m London Saint James, and sometimes I write sweet romance and sometimes naughty romance novels. I’m in love with my hot man, my fat cat, chocolate, and Coca-Cola.

What is the name of the book you are giving away?

The Good Sister

Can you show us the cover and the blurb?

Trinity Lane Winslow feared everything and lived her life vicariously through others. She dreamed of the impossible, yearning to be the kind of woman men desired—especially Reid Addison.

Reid Addison feared nothing, except how the mousey little blonde daughter of his housekeeper made him feel. Even though Trinity Winslow wasn’t his type, there was something intriguing about her.

Lord Ashton Archer lived a fairy tale life with property all over the world, was heir to a ducal dynasty, and had women fawning all over him. Anything a man could want, he obtained by the snap of his fingers.

By a twist of fate the three of them find their way into the same illicit world of the infamous Madam Jacqueline Claudette Rousseau. But will they find what each of them truly desires? Or will they always long for the forbidden?

Be Warned: Voyeurism, anal sex, rimming, spanking, bondage, multiple partners.

Is the book part of a series or do you plan for it to be part of a series?

This book is part one in a two part series.

What made you come up with the idea for this story?

The idea for The Good Sister came from a quote, and blossomed into a two book series. Here’s the quote that started it all:

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

~Francois Rabelais~

Thank you so much for coming by today London!

You don't have to follow my blog or anything else like that (but I wouldn't mind if you did), all you have to do to enter the giveaway is post a comment WITH your email address and a winner will be picked at random the day after the Blogoversary finishes (29th August 2013). Posting a comment will automatically enter you into the giveaway. Thank peeps and good luck!!!

Weekly Recall!! 4th Aug - 10th Aug

 Weekly Recall! 4th Aug-10th August

Book image courtesy of http://sweetclipart.com/

 
Hi guys :D

So we're half way into the school holidays, and I'm kind of glad already!

This week I reviewed 7 Sinful Secrets by The Nuthouse Scribblers which you can find here (it's brilliant by the way)!

I also reviewed Chance by Ella Grey (a small review), which you cna find here.

London Saint James popped in for my 20qs this week. See it here.

And I done the Friday Five meme too, thats here.

Not much going on on the blog this week, i've been reading a great book though for a great author friend of mine, but unfortunately I can't post a review yet as it hasn't been sent off to the publishers yet. But I can assure you, it's amazing!

Movies/TV, me and the other half are still watching Sons of Anarchy at night times, and still loving it! My sister has stayed over this week, and we watched the new Les Miserable together (she's seen it 6 times already, ti was a first for me). It was good, but not as good as I was expecting. I think the singing the whole way through was a little OTT at times. It did make me cry though :/

See you guys soon!!!!

20 This or That Questions with... London Saint James!!!!

Hi again! 

London Saint James is here today, what is she going to answer??!!

Food

Sweet or savoury? No contest. Sweet!

Salad or sandwich? I’m not a huge fan of rabbit food. A sandwich for me. My Dad calls salad Rabbit food too!

Macdonalds or Burger King? Mickey D’s. Their fries are The Bomb! Their fries are real good!

White meat or red meat? Red. Love a good, juicy steak.

Entertainment

Bon Jovi or Guns n Roses? Bon Jovi. But I did like Guns n Roses. I like em both too (seen em both, the new GnR though), but Bon Jovi rule!!

Movie or book? Books are always better. Many times a movie made based on the book, looses so much from page to big screen. I definately agree with you on that one.

Movies or TV shows? Both.

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Rings.

Damon or Stefan Salvatore? Damon has a killer scowl, with that dark brooding appeal. Sorry Stefan. He's so damn hot!

True Blood or Vampire Diaries? True Blood all the way. I’m addicted to Eric Northman. *sigh* Eric......

Friends or Sex and the City? Friends. That show was so great.

Star Wars or Star Trek? Hum? I like both, but would have to go with Star Trek.

Random

Dominance or submission? Submission can be sublime.

Kisses or hugs? Kisses that curl my toes. Ooh good answer!

Bath or shower? I love to take baths.

Call or text? I text more for some odd reason.

Date night: stay in or go out? Stay in.

Singing or dancing? Dancing.

Vanilla or kink? Kink with something frosty and Vanilla “Smiles” *smiles back*

Cotton or satin? Satin for fun. Cotton for everyday wear.

Anything you'd like to add, or anything new you'd like to tell us about while you're here?

The newest addition to my BDSM series of short stories, Dark Tales Diaries: Volume Two, released in June, 2013 from Evernight Publishing.

Here’s a blurb:

Blackthorn Printing made a splash in the publishing world with the introduction of Dark Tales Diaries, yet despite his efforts, Tristan Blackthorn isn’t any closer to finding the woman he seeks. Unwilling to give up on his lost love, his search for Keira continues in Volume Two.

A voyeuristic moment leads an astronomy professor and his assistant to a steamy endeavor on The Observation Deck.

An invitation for cocktails has the reclusive woman who lives in 204-B pondering why the handsome, wealthy owner of her building would invite her to anything. Does she have enough guts to go to The Top Floor?

And a Maestro strikes the right cord with a young and talented cellist who is trying to find her passion.

I also have a contemporary interracial romance, A Whisper of Silk, that will be included in the His anthology. It will release from Evernight Publishing sometime in August, 2013.

Here’s a blurb from A Whisper of Silk:

Luci Karins had finally been noticed by the accounting firm she worked for, but not for her ability. They recognized she was the only single person in the firm, and sent her to Rio on an audit that would probably take weeks.

Once she arrived, she lost herself, swimming in a sea of numbers, and when she located the problem, Luci was ready to go back home, until she met an exotic man playing a guitar in a rundown shanty bar.

After his set, a steamy kiss led to losing her virginity to the dirt-poor, struggling musician named, Rafi. With plans to see him again, a fender bender changed everything, and Luci was forced to leave Brazil without telling Rafi--goodbye.

With nothing but his first name, she concluded they would never meet again, but when she saw the guitar player she’d been pining over, standing in the hallway of her office, Luci learned something shocking. You can never judge a book by its cover.

Be sure to keep your eye out for His anthology. With all the super talented authors involved, I’m sure it will be a good one.

I also have several other writing projects I’m working on. A historical romance, a paranormal romance, and a couple of contemporary romances with characters from my two-book series, The Good Sister. Reid Addison and Lord Barrington have been screaming at me to write their stories, so I’m keeping busy. As to which story I will finish first, I’m unsure. It all depends on my characters demands.

Thanks so much for having me, Dee! It was fun.

Thank you so much for coming along LSJ! I'm really looking forward to the Anthology!

You can connect with London: 

Website: http://www.londonsaintjames.com

Blog: http://londonsj.blogspot.com

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