tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73604156780850997652024-03-12T23:55:34.945+00:00Love and ChocolateSally Clements' writing blogSally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-91527357244533907872016-05-04T17:52:00.005+01:002016-05-04T17:52:54.551+01:00Stealing Gold<br />
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Book 4 of the Logan Series is on preorder at Amazon now at a reduced pre-order price!<br />
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I had a blast writing this one, and I hope you have just as much fun reading it!<br />
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<i>“There’s no way I’m gonna play the voice of a squirrel. How desperate do you think I am?” </i><br />Very desperate, as it turned out. <br />The Princess of Country, Stacy Gold, desperately needs a new contract after her manager steals and runs, but in order to get it, she must placate her label by agreeing to become the voice of an animated squirrel in Bibi’s Big Adventure. <br />Resolute filmmaker Adam Logan wants nothing to do with his ex-wife, Stacy Gold, but when the voice of Bibi Squirrel has to be recast due to an unfortunate twerking incident, he’s forced to work with her or lose his company. <br />When secrets and lies from their past explode, can Stacy and Adam’s new relationship survive the fallout? <br /><br />All books in the Logan Series are standalones, each featuring a different Logan sibling.<br />
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I'll be shouting about the book again on release day (16 May) but if you want to make sure it is on your kindle on the first day of release, and at the reduced price, go grab it from Amazon now!<br />
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<br />Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-88199482964718154792016-02-12T17:56:00.001+00:002016-02-12T17:56:46.037+00:00New website!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Right up the top, is the chance to pick up a free ebook copy of Marrying Cade, and also to join my newsletter list, so if you're interested, check it out!</div>
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Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-24692638998893278172015-10-02T20:04:00.001+01:002015-10-02T20:04:04.249+01:00A new look for the Logans...<div abp="126">
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Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-71722393995131620692015-03-11T11:26:00.002+00:002015-03-11T11:26:52.849+00:00Seven of my books now in Kindle Unlimited...<div abp="876" style="text-align: center;">
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Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-72432246518288886802015-03-10T10:23:00.002+00:002015-03-10T10:23:42.828+00:00Got Kindle Unlimited? Try these...<div abp="166">
A few of my friends have books in Kindle Unlimited, and I'm just about to make seven of my titles available in KU, so I thought today I'd pimp some recommended reads.... I've linked to Aimee and Suzanne's author pages on Amazon, because they both have other books in Kindle Unlimited too that you might like to check out while you are there...<br />
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First up - and this one is also FREE at the moment, and #1 in Amazon.co.uk and #2 in Amazon.com<br />
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From the best selling author of Pause to Rewind comes this moving family drama about the lengths we go to for the people we love. </div>
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Lucy Arigho is not the sort of woman to be swept off her feet. She is sober, career-minded and numb since the death of her fiancé. So it's completely out of character for her to race a man in traffic - and even more unusual when they meet again and she is irritated, intrigued and finally enraptured by the driver, writer Greg Millar. Within eight weeks, she is seriously considering his pleas to marry him and wondering if she can take on his two motherless children. But before she can make a decision about becoming part of Greg's world, events plunge her right into it. Her careful existence is shattered as she has to figure out how to handle two vulnerable children and face the fact that she doesn't really know the man whose life has so overwhelmed hers.</div>
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When Vicky Simpson arrives from Edinburgh as a worried relative in nurse Ryan McGregor's hospital, there's an immediate attraction between the two. <br />
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But Vicky doesn't intend to stay in Aberbrig once her brother-in-law has recovered and Ryan is firmly settled there. So they face a dilemma: Should they nurture their growing romance knowing that any future it has would be long distance? Or should they end things before someone gets hurt? <br />
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And last, but not least, the fabulous newly released, erotic romance from Kitty French, Genie...</div>
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The queen of the sex scene is back. USA Today bestselling author Kitty French returns with a brand new, smokin' hot story to set your kindle on fire. <br />
One complete story. No cliffhanger. Hold onto your corset strings, we're going burlesque! <br />
Feathers. Lies. Glitter. Secrets. Lust. <br />
Meet Genie Divine, the wise-cracking London show-girl on a hell-bent mission to save her beloved family theatre. <br />
Now meet Abel Kingdom, the australian gym mogul determined to buy it out from underneath her. <br />
On paper they have nothing in common, and when they meet, they have even less. <br />
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There's a lot to learn from TV series - and today I thought I'd write a post about how <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy">Grey's Anatomy </a>manages to create such compelling characters through the use of <i>family. </i>I haven't gone into all the family members of the various characters, just a few, to illustrate...<br />
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Grey's Anatomy is the creation of the hugely talented <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonda_Rhimes">Shonda Rhimes. </a><br />
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So, the titular character in Grey's is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_Grey">Dr Meredith Grey.</a><br />
She's married, and has 2 kids. She's a busy doctor juggling work and family. But where the character depth comes in, is her history - her family dynamic. <br />
She's driven to succeed in her job, because her mother was a famous surgeon who would only love her if she was successful. Her relationship with Dr Shepard (McDreamy) starts with her one night stand with a married man - her mother also had an affair with a married man. She is fearful of developing Alzheimer's Disease - just as her mother did. She's closed off and slow to trust. Her mother left her father, and she had little contact with him-he had another family after his marriage to Meredith's mother broke up. She relies on close friends, and is suspicious of strangers.<br />
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How is this illustrated? By throwing family members at her! Her mother reappears in flashback episodes - in a moment of lucidity from her disease, she confesses she is disappointed at how ordinary Meredith has become. Next, her half-sister Lexie starts to work in the hospital, and we see how different their upbringings were, and how difficult Meredith finds it to trust. In the current season, another half-sister that Meredith didn't know she had, Maggie, appears. When Meredith learns that Maggie is her sister, her reaction is typical. First she doesn't believe her mother could have had a secret child and given it up for adoption, so she challenges Maggie. Next, she accepts the fact, but doesn't hold out the hand of friendship, it is up to her more balanced, emotionally giving husband to embrace the newcomer. The family, appearing in flashback or real time, explain how Meredith is the way she is - and with her wounds visible, the audience gets to see her work through them, to grow and change.<br />
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On Wednesday, I met the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ireland">President</a> in Áras an Uachtaráin (The Presidential Palace) and gave him a copy of Catch Me A Catch. I chose this book, as it is set in the West of Ireland.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My progress bar is on the right, and I'm Darcy Raven during National Novel Writing Month, if anyone wants a writing buddy.</span> Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-81770772051392433172014-09-29T15:16:00.002+01:002014-09-29T15:16:18.731+01:00Busy friends....<div abp="167" style="text-align: center;">
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And my friend Catherine Coles has a fantastic entry in the Mills and Boon Competition - So You Think You Can Write (SYTYCW)... Emergency - Two Blue Lines... <a href="http://www.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com/manuscripts-sytycw-2014/emergency-two-blue-lines/">Read it here! </a><br />
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Jaded war correspondent Ryan Armstrong reports terrible events without letting them pierce the armor covering his heart. When his colleague Emily Harte is murdered, he feels responsible for her death, and travels to England to return Emily’s effects to her daughter.<br />Bereaved, primary school teacher, Andie Harte has set herself a list of challenges to prove she can be as brave as her recently murdered mother, but when she’s hounded by the press the need to escape means she must accept help from Ryan. During their time in seclusion, attraction blossoms into an affair. Their relationship was only supposed to be a fling. When the time comes for Ryan to return to Bekostan, can she risk loving a thrillseeker, or is that a challenge too far?<br />Ryan avoids love, knowing the pain losing it can bring. A life without Andie is sensible, but is it possible?</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Hungry?”<br />Betty’s heart pounded hard enough to burst. She swung around, and her startled gaze shot to the man who filled the doorway. A man with midnight-blue eyes. <br /><i>Him</i>. <br />Her hand fluttered at her throat. What on earth was the stranger from this morning doing here? Had he followed her? <br />“You’re Betty?” His eyes scanned her face with an I-don’t-believe-it look. He took a step forward, then another.<br />Everything in Betty rioted with the urge to escape. She eyed the doorway behind him and edged farther behind the table, putting solid pine between them. Her mouth was so dry it was as if she’d spent days crawling through the desert. <i>He knows my name.</i> She swallowed. “What are you doing here?”<br /> “Calm down.” As if realizing her agitation, he stopped. Held up his hands palms-out. “I’m Joe Carter.”<br />“You’re Joe Carter?” <br />“Is there an echo in here?” His hands lowered to his sides. The tension seemed to leave his shoulders and the corners of his mouth lifted in a smile. <br />Smoothing a hand over her hair, she glanced down at the table. A funny, fluttery feeling on seeing that smile replaced the panic she’d felt moments earlier. Unwanted awareness of him chased the tension from her body and filled it with warmth. <br />She rubbed the ache blooming at her temple. “Very funny.” To her annoyance, her words came out husky-soft, rather than sarcasm-laced. “I’ve been waiting here for almost two hours for a carpenter to show up, and now you? If you’re Joe, what were you doing grabbing me this morning?”<br />He avoided the question and looked past her at the open freezer door. “Looks like you were keeping yourself busy. Raiding the freezer, were you?”<br /><i>Huh</i>. “I was hungry. Someone kept me waiting.” The only reason she would ever break into someone else’s freezer was under desperate circumstances. “What are you, carpenter or…”<br />“It’s complicated.” He smiled, and once again attraction grabbed her insides with both hands and twisted. “But I have got a job to do this evening before we talk. I’m hungry too.” A black eyebrow arched. “Maybe you and I could have dinner after I’ve assembled the bed?” <br />Faded jeans rode low on his lean hips and clung to his thighs. Above them, he wore a chunky navy sweater under a battered black leather jacket. Average, everyday clothing. But the breadth of his shoulders, the glimpse of tanned collarbone evident in the dip of the sweater’s crew neck, were far from average or everyday. She scanned down. Work boots. Big work boots. <i>Big feet, big… </i>Cutting that thought off at the pass, Betty’s gaze shot up to collide with his. <br />Amusement danced in his eyes. “Well? Like what you see?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So yesterday I had tea with Nora Roberts in the Lodge at Ashford Castle...which was fabulous.</span></div>
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Feisty mechanic Betty Smith should have only one thing on
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stranger who kissed her then completely disappeared.<br />
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in their way, but staying away from each other is impossible. They both
know, though, once their plan is complete, so is their time together.<br />
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I have the rights back on a novella previously with The Wild Rose Press, and have today published it again on Amazon and it is trickling through to iTunes, Kobo, B&N etc as I write. Currently 99c on Amazon, but I expect it to go free on Amazon soon, as it will be free for a while on the other sites.</div>
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Tell you, I do not, nor I
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<b abp="1166">HELENA</b> </div>
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And even for that do I love
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I am your spaniel; and,
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The more you beat me, I will
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Use me but as your spaniel,
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Neglect me, lose me; only give
me leave,</div>
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Unworthy as I am, to follow
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What worser place can I beg in
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And yet a place of high
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Than to be used as you use
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Tempt not too much the hatred
of my spirit;</div>
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For I am sick when I do look
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And I am sick when I look not
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Conflict and character set up well from the start...Enjoy the start of summer everyone!</div>
Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-34151796980973121112014-05-27T08:58:00.000+01:002014-05-27T08:58:01.289+01:00Release Day - Love for Beginners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Love for Beginners is out now!</span></div>
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Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-88026073346740511092014-05-01T14:17:00.004+01:002014-05-01T14:17:22.440+01:00REVIEW COPIES - LOVE FOR BEGINNERS!<div abp="201">
I have some exciting news today! My next book, a novella length story - the second in the <strong abp="202">Under the Hood Series</strong> called <strong abp="203"><em abp="204">Love for Beginners</em></strong>, is going to be released from Entangled Publishing on<strong abp="205"> May 27th</strong> and they’re offering <a abp="207" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UfmEDYKTbuGunVvN2V83T5ealdvPPacloR6ry9PUFlo/viewform" target="_blank"><strong abp="208">free review copies</strong> </a>to the first<strong abp="210"> 50</strong> people who sign up!</div>
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You don't have to be a blogger to receive the book; however, they'd like the review to be posted within 1 Week of Release on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.</div>
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The Under the Hood Series is about a group of three women who run a garage in Virginia. Book 1, <a abp="215" href="http://www.amazon.com/Under-Entangled-Flirts-Sally-Clements-ebook/dp/B00H6ETDNS/ref=la_B0041MNHG2_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388788298&sr=1-8" target="_blank">Under the Hood</a>, is Alice's story, and Book 2, Love for Beginners is Mel's. There is a Book 3 scheduled for release later this year, which concludes the series, and is Betty's story.</div>
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<em abp="219">She needs a lesson in love, and he’s the perfect teacher.</em><div abp="220">
Mechanic Melody Swan is looking for a man who can share her hopes and dreams, but she swore she would never lose herself to passion. When sexy Heath Starr agrees to temporarily sub in the Under the Hood garage for his sister, Mel sees the perfect opportunity to enjoy being with a man without becoming attached. <div abp="221">
Heath came to Meadowsweet to photograph nature, not find a hookup, especially since his last relationship ended in disaster. He vowed he’d never break another woman’s heart, and in turn, protect his own. Still, when Mel offers to serve as his outdoor guide, he can’t refuse. <div abp="222">
Mel may say she’s only looking for right now, but her body is speaking a whole different language. And Heath’s viewfinder is drawn to her time and again. When the two find themselves isolated in a rustic cabin, they could both break their promises if they aren’t careful…</div>
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<strong abp="225">If you’re interested in receiving a review copy, just click the link to fill out </strong><a abp="227" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UfmEDYKTbuGunVvN2V83T5ealdvPPacloR6ry9PUFlo/viewform" target="_blank"><strong abp="228">this form</strong></a><strong abp="229"> and my publicist will be in touch. </strong></div>
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Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-68913623201658047902014-04-28T08:37:00.001+01:002014-04-28T08:37:07.250+01:00Music to write to...Today I'm mostly writing to...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ED SHEERAN</span></div>
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(with added Richard Armitage...)<br />
<br />Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-15275987291934878422014-02-22T14:08:00.003+00:002014-02-22T14:08:32.327+00:00I'm getting around...and have signed a new contract!I've updated <a href="http://sallyclements.blogspot.ie/p/books_22.html">my books tab above</a> to include links for all the new places my books are appearing - after being mostly available on kindle only for a while, I've decided to branch out and offer my books on B&N, Kobo, iTunes and Google Play. I've included the link for my page at each store, although be warned, some of the stores are showing books under my author name that aren't mine!<br />
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In other news...(drumroll)<br />
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I planned on writing two more books about the Under The Hood garage, about the other two women owner/mechanics, and have just signed a new contract with Entangled Publishing for these. Woo!<br />
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Book 2 is titled Under the Stars, and is Mel's story, and Book 3 is titled Under a Hunter's Moon and is Betty's story. I have submitted both of these, and hope to have more news on them soon. Both books are novellas, but about twice the size of Under The Hood at around 40k each.<br />
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I'm also starting work on book 3 of The Logan Series...<br />
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<br />Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-49426393318134041572014-01-15T15:27:00.004+00:002014-01-15T15:27:57.913+00:00Another new release... Three Minutes to Happiness (The Logan Series, Book 2) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Three Minutes to Happiness is out today!</span></span><br />
This is the second book in the Logan series, which started with Runaway Groom last summer. It features Finn, who is the brother of Matthew Logan (the runaway groom).
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This is a funny one, so if humour and romance is your thing, check it out! For reviewers, Three Minutes to Happiness is available at the moment on NetGalley, and I also have a goodreads giveaway going on for a signed paperback.<br />
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<i>Here's an extract...</i>
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His gaze flickered to the piece of paper she was holding. “You have a list?” One eyebrow rose.<br />
“I have a list.” She nodded to make her point.<br />
“And if I get all the answers right, I get your number?” Interest flickered in his eyes as he looked down at the paper, as if trying to read it upside down.<br />
“Maybe.” Her answer was more than she’d given to any of the men she’d already met, but to be honest, he was the first one who had interested her.<br />
His fingers flicked in a ‘bring-it-on’ gesture.<br />
“Okay, first question.” She glanced down the list and picked number three. “Han Solo or Luke Skywalker?”<br />
“Princess Leia.” His mouth twitched. “Next.”<br />
“Take-out or restaurant?”<br />
“Home cooked.” His eyelids half closed, lending a dangerously seductive quality to his face. “I grill a mean steak.”<br />
Val rubbed a hand around the back of her neck. Is it hot in here?<br />
“Disco dancing or waltzing?”<br />
The dimple in his cheek made a brief appearance. “Neither. Can’t dance.”<br />
She grinned. “You’re not very good at answering questions. These are two choice questions—you’re supposed to choose one.”<br />
“Well, I’m pretty crappy at dancing, but if I had to choose one…”<br />
“You do.”<br />
“I’d go for waltzing. Or a slow shuffle so as not to show myself up.” His head tilted to the side. “Do I get to ask a question yet?”<br />
They only had a minute or so left. And she had been monopolizing the time available. “I guess.”<br />
Finn gazed at her mouth. Sparks seemed to crackle in the air between them, and attraction pulled the breath from her lungs at just that one, hungry look. “How many yeses have you ticked on your card?”<br />
It seemed wrong to tell him, somehow, that none of the men so far had even sparked an ion of interest. But they hadn’t. She was here under false pretenses. Had no intention of finding a man tonight.<br />
The thought of diving into the love pool after she’d almost drowned last time scared her witless. It was much safer standing on the side, if a little lonely.<br />
“That’s sort of a personal question.” She crossed her arms and stared him down.<br />
“I know.” He grinned. “But it’s the one I’m interested in knowing the answer to. And you only have seconds to answer it.”<br />
“None.” There. It was out. She hadn’t chosen anyone to see again, and if that made her picky, so be it.<br />
“Good.” He crossed his arms. “I haven’t said yes to anyone yet either.”<br />
The bell rang.<br />
He leaned forward and spoke in a deep whisper. “Tick yes to me. I haven’t finished with you yet.”<br />
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Out on<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Minutes-Happiness-Logan-Book-ebook/dp/B00HUS585W/?tag=loveandchoc-20"> Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Minutes-Happiness-Logan-Book-ebook/dp/B00HUS585W/?tag=loveandchocl-21">Amazon.co.uk</a>, <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/Search/Query?fcmedia=Book&query=9781494893040">Kobo</a>,<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/three-minutes-to-happiness-sally-clements/1118041797?ean=2940148201847&itm=1&usri=2940148201847"> B&N</a>, iTunes and in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Minutes-Happiness-Logan-Book/dp/1494893045/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389799199&sr=1-1&keywords=three+minutes+to+happiness+sally+clements">paperback</a>.Sally Clementshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126442284080778860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7360415678085099765.post-31036689972916014212014-01-10T15:04:00.002+00:002014-01-10T15:04:49.012+00:00Goodreads giveaway time for my next release!<div id="goodreadsGiveawayWidget77325"><!-- Show static html as a placeholder in case js is not enabled -->
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Here's a little bit about it...<br />
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When sexy mechanic Alice Starr mistakenly believes attorney Mark Jameson needs her help, he discovers he likes being rescued for a change. Smitten by her confidence, he hides his expertise so he has an excuse to see her again.<br />
Starting their new all-female garage, Under the Hood, is keeping Alice and her friends busy. She doesn't have time for a man. But with one kiss, she and Mark have advanced into water so deep she's in danger of drowning. So why hasn't he called?<br />
Mark wants to tell Alice the truth so they can pursue a relationship. But he's got even bigger problems at his office when his bitter aunt threatens Alice’s livelihood. He needs a plan, fast, or else Under the Hood and his chances with Alice could both be ruined.<br />
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Or if you can't be bothered reading that, here's a comic...<br />
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