Friday, 15 March 2013

Erotic Notions on the Lucky in Love BlogHop





In honour of St. Patrick's Day – my excerpt from my erotic contemporary romance is a scene where Capri and her best friend, Kat, stop by an Irish pub for a chat.

Excerpt –
O'Malley's is a step-back-in-time kind of Irish pub. Big polished wood bar on the right hand side, with a mirrored wall, numerous draft beer handles poking up and gleaming brass everywhere. Seating is mixed between tall bar stools and big padded chairs nestled around dark wood tables. The TV, up in the corner, is usually on a European football match. Patrick, the bartender, has a passable Irish lilt in his voice. But I suspect he's from Jersey.
We settled into a corner booth facing out into the bar. Kat ordered a half-pint of Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, and I asked for the same in a Guinness Draught. No ordering a Bud Light or Coors here. This is an Irish pub. Legend has it, the last person who ordered a non-Irish beer volunteered to be the backstop for a dart tournament.
"Can I skip the pleasantries and go straight to what's wrong?" Kat clicked her cell phone shut and tossed it into her purse. That meant she was serious. It's girl talk time. "Oh, and don't bullshit me that it's nothing or that you're okay. I know you. Something's up. Where'd you go this weekend? I called and called."
So if you want a chance to win an ecopy when this is released, leave a comment that starts with a six letter word and your email address and you could be the first to read this romance. I'm hiding this here to see how many actually read the excerpts.
The waitress placed our beers on the table. I paid for the two with a sizeable tip then wrapped my fingers around the glass and sighed. Guinness is a stout. That's a dark beer and kind of strong—exactly what I needed. The thick inch of froth on my drink was a little butterfly of joy. I swiped my finger through the foam and licked it clean.
"Suck anything else this weekend?"
 I looked up from my beer into Kat's smiling face. "No. I spent all of Saturday and most of Sunday in my office."
Kat raised her beer and held it out for me to clink glasses. "To weekends you supposedly spent in your office, getting a tan and possibly sucking foam off of something, but you won't confess to any of it."
I shook my head as I clinked her glass and gulped several mouthfuls of the stout. Running my tongue around my lips, I cleaned off every drip of froth.
"Either I'm super horny or…well, there is no or. Everything you've done is sending out signals to every guy in this place to drag you to his place and fuck your brains out."
Someone already did.

And now the important part
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85 comments:

  1. Happy St Patrick's Day
    wendy_pogrant@yahoo.com

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  2. Interesting excerpt. Thanks for participating in the hop! authorangelicadawson at gmail.com

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  3. I don't know that luck has any bearing on having a successful relationship. It's a whole lot of work. I married my high school sweetheart right out of high school. We have been married for 17 years.
    planterofhope at aol dot com

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    1. Glad you married your high school sweetheart.

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  4. Love the excerpt. I have added it to my "To Read" pile! Thank you!

    Thank you for the chance to enter :D Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone :)

    Shelly H
    booski24@hotmail.com

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  5. loved the excerpt
    happy St Patrick's day

    isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Thanks for the excerpt and being part of the hop!

    junegirl63 at gmail dot com

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  7. Love the excerpt! Don't eat too much corn beef and cabbage!

    angelheart618@gmail.com

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  8. Thanks for the hop!
    My e-mail is strwberrysuprise@hotmail.com
    strwberrysuprise[at]hotmail[dot]com

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    1. I didn't create the hop - thank Carrie Ann.

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  9. I love stories set in Ireland. Just something about the culture I like


    xo_veronica16[at]hotmail[dot]com

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    1. Ireland's nice. But my story isn't set there.

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  10. Thanks for the great giveaway! lcminer at windstream dot net

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  11. Great excerpt. Enjoy St Patrick's Day.
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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  12. Happy St. Patrick's Day! This year, I think my daughter and I will make mint chocolate chip cookies!

    theresa.esterline@gmail.com

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  13. I have been lucky in love, I've been with my hubby for 22 years.

    miztik_rose@yahoo.com

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  14. Hello, thanks for being part of the hop. :)
    bidelia78@yahoo.com

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  15. Not lucky in love...YET!! Thanks for the hop!! mikiajanai@yahoo.com

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  16. Aww wonderful excerpt thank you for sharing <3

    lilypondreads at gmail dot com

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  17. Thanks for participating in the hop.

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

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  18. My lucky love is my husband of 23 years. When we first met I had just had a very bad break up with my last boyfriend. I spent most of the evening telling him what I would and would not put up with in a relationship. He asked me out in spite of my attitude, and the rest is history. We got married 5 years later and are still very much in love. I would say I am very lucky in love. Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win. <^_^>
    reneebennett35 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  19. Happy St Patricks day

    susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com

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  20. BRENDA--six letters, lol---loves your excerpt--and the cover is smashing!
    Happy St Patrick's Day, my friend!

    brenda_dyer212@hotmail.com

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  21. What a great tease!
    Thanks for being in the Happy St. Patrick’s Day blog hop.
    Happy St. Patrick’s Day, ya’ll!
    Keep writing so I can keep reading.
    Roya-clan@sbcglobal.net

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  22. What a great tease of an excerpt!!
    Thanks for the great giveaway and for joining the hop!!!!
    Ashley A
    ash_app(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  23. Sounds like a great read!!
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

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  24. Loved the excerpt! Thanks for joining the hop.
    Urb
    brendurbanist at gmail dot com

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  25. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com

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  26. Happy St. Patrick's Day, Daryl!

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  27. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Thanks for the great excerpt.

    thompsonem3 at aol dot com

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  28. Thanks for participating in the blog hop!

    Jen
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  29. Thanks for the excerpt!! Love teh cover art on the new book! Really eyecatching!
    grapeapril75(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  30. Thank you so much for taking part in the hop!

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

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  31. Thank you for for the chance to sample one of you books. Happy St Patrick's Day.

    Judy P
    strawberryrose@earthlink.net

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  32. Thanks... thats my 6 letter word... thank your being part of the hop.

    j.m.platt83@gmail.com

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  33. Nice excerpt. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  34. Thanks for sharing...this sounds like a great read!
    atthemapletable at yahoo dot com

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  35. Great excerpt!! Happy St Patty's Day!

    Froggy
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  36. Love the cover! Enjoyed the excerpt. Thanks for being part of the hop.
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  37. Love Irish pubs!
    sugerlady@aol.com

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  38. I love the excerpt! Another book for my wishlist! Thanks so much!
    -Amber
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  39. Thanks for the chance to win. Happy Saint Patty’s Day!

    Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com

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  40. Sounds amazing! Thanks for the chance to win

    june111(at)att(dot)net

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  41. What a great giveaway hop! I have yet to be lucky in love but I'm working on it. My favorite love book is "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. Jamie Fraser is amazing and beautiful. I enjoy St. Patty's Day and this year I'm spending it with my best friend. We're going to two Irish Pubs and also some dance clubs. I am also wearing green and am not a fan of getting pinched. I'm not Irish either, but many people think I am because my hair is red, my eyes green and my name is Meghan, but I'm not at all. I won't be telling anybody that, however… let them believe I'm Irish.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    mestith at gmail dot com

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  42. Brenda D wins a future copy of Capri's Fate when it is released. She'll be contacted soon.

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