Meeting the President.

On Wednesday, I met the President 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.

It was a wonderful experience!

Catch Me A Catch on Amazon Movers and Shakers List

I have Catch Me A Catch on sale for 99c at the moment (77p in the UK), and just noticed that I'm on the Amazon Movers and Shakers List today. Woo! The sale is still on through the weekend, so if you haven't already read it, now's the time.

 

 

Amazon.com link http://amzn.to/131fGbl
Amazon.co.uk link http://amzn.to/19ptfjv

#samplesunday Love on the Vine

This morning Catch Me A Catch is #5 in the free kindle list in the .com kindle store, and is still free, so please if you'd like a free read, do pick it up! .com http://amzn.to/PegguS .co.uk http://amzn.to/UbGFbI

And for #samplesunday here's some skinnydipping from the beginning of Love On the Vine...
 

Chapter One

 

A naked woman swam in his lake.

She  floated on  her  back, offering her  lissome body to the sky, silver shards of light reflecting from her pale skin. Long blonde hair drifted like an exotic water plant around her head.

Etienne Durand stilled at the lakeside, leaned against one of the huge redwoods circling the hidden paradise, and watched. He should be angry to find a strange woman taking advantage. The lake hidden in the forest was his property, after all. Prominent notices posted everywhere proclaimed the lands as private. But somehow the sight of the woman luxuriating in the clear water soothed his rotten mood rather than exacerbated it. He breathed in the scent of damp woodland and let his mind wander free.

In this hidden idyll, she looked like a nymph, a truly beautiful creature at one with the magical surroundings.

Dry  leaves crackled underfoot as  Etienne pushed  away  from  the  tree.  A  creature  who’d invaded his land. Without permission.

Whatever her motives, she must have climbed the fence into the forest from the vineyard.

His  shoulders  tensed  as  he  stepped  forward. “Get out of the water,” he called.

In an instant, the nymph jackknifed. Her arms flailed as she swallowed a deep mouthful of lake water. She came to the surface spluttering. “I…”

“Get out.” Etienne pointed to the lake shore. “You’re trespassing.”

“I’m not,” the female shouted back. “And there’s no way I’m getting out, not while you’re watching.”

Etienne pulled in a deep breath. “You are trespassing. And I’m serious. Either get out of the water or I’ll come in and drag you out.”

The blonde blushed beet-red. “I can’t. I’m not…I’m not wearing anything.”

Holding back his amusement, Etienne crossed both arms across his chest. “I know.”

She trod water, watching.

“Well, which is it?” He undid the top button of his shirt.

Her eyes widened.

“Are you coming out on your own, or…” Etienne smothered a grin at her horrified expression. He slowly undid another.

“All right.” She swam closer. “My clothes are over there.” A wet hand, index finger extended, pointed to the lake shore.

Glancing to his left, he spotted a small bundle of discarded clothing.

“You need to turn around.”

Etienne crossed his arms and glared. “I don’t need to do any such thing.” No one dictated to him. As new owner of the St. Clair Durand Vineyard on the outskirts of the Californian town of Almendra, he was the master of all he surveyed.

She smoothed back her hair with a wet hand. “Please.”

The word hung in the air between them.

Some women would play the situation for all it was worth—walking out of the lake naked, with swaying hips and a knowing look in their eyes. He’d met plenty of those. Or pretend modesty in an attempt to manipulate. Bitter experience had educated Etienne in the wiles of women.

“I can’t get out until you turn around.” The flush crept down her neck. She rolled in her bottom lip and worried it with her teeth.

Etienne shoved a hand through his hair. The flush couldn’t be faked. Maybe the innocent act was real. If so…

He paused for a long moment, then, with a curt nod, turned his back.

A rustling noise behind him indicated she had picked up her clothes. Etienne hadn’t noticed a towel in the little bundle, which meant she’d have to climb into her clothes with her skin still wet from the cool water.  Passion  stirred  at  the  thought  of  her  wet body, and he silently cursed the inappropriate response.

“I’m dressed,” she said in a voice no louder than a whisper.

He swung back to catch his first close-up look of the stranger standing an arm’s length away. She was tall for a woman, the top of her head just about level with his nose. Long wet strands of dark blonde hair hung to just below her breasts, and her eyes were clear vibrant green, like new grass after rain. Like the shoulders he’d glimpsed, her face was pale, with a light dusting of freckles across the bridge of her nose. Whatever makeup she might have been wearing had long washed away, and yet she still looked…   Etienne   blinked.   She   was   the   most beautiful woman he’d ever seen. And he’d seen plenty.

His gaze swept her head to toe. High small breasts,  slender  hips,  and  legs  which  went  on forever. Soft lakeshore sand stuck to her toes, and cherry red polish painted her toenails.

Mon Dieu, what was he doing, gazing at her toenails? Etienne cleared his throat. His gaze flicked to her face. “So, who the hell are you?”

Love on the Vine buy links US http://amzn.to/RogWOD UK http://amzn.to/10zKU60

Free read, anyone?

Catch Me A Catch is free from 5-7 October (e.g. NOW!).

 This story is about a chocolatier turned reluctant matchmaker, and the yummy man who sails into her town in the west of Ireland, and is mistaken for a love hungry batchelor....

In the words of my latest review 4 days ago on Amazon.com.... (thank you, Kerrin)

Oh, i love this story by Sally Clements. A touch of chocolate makes this story between the hero and heroine pure decadence. I love a good story where it seems impossible for the main characters to get together. Sally writes such a deep romance. Please read it!

I usually get 20,000 freeloads every time this book goes on a two day giveaway, and this time I have a three day giveaway, and would love to top that total, so please if you would like a free read, download it! Here are the links on .com and .co.uk. Hope you all love it too!

Free books!

Heads up - I have two books going free this week on Amazon.

Today and tomorrow, The Morning After is free.

You can pick it up free here if you use Amazon.co.uk
And free here if you use Amazon.com

Little update - TMA just came off free, with a total of 20,650 downloads! And if anyone reading this got it (and liked it) I'd be very thankful for a review on Amazon... Catch Me A Catch is still free today, so help yourself to it if you'd like to!
Tomorrow and Friday, Catch Me A Catch is free.

You can pick it up free here if you use Amazon.co.uk
And free here if you use Amazon.com


Enjoy!

p.s. And my friend Judy Jarvie's Nanny Behaving Badly, is free for the weekend, to keep that kindle stocked up...
You can check it out on her blog, or click on the book title above to view it in the Kindle US Store...

Cover Lovin'

I have a new cover for the re-released version of Catch Me A Catch, which will be going live in the next day or so. I love it!

Catch Me A Catch - Having a holiday....

My first book, Catch Me A Catch is having a holiday for a while. It was published in July 2010 by The Wild Rose Press, and with the end of it's contract term coming up, I decided to ask for the rights back, and they have now reverted.
I'm in the process of getting a new cover done, and re-editing it ready to re-release, but have to wait for it to clear all outlets (which may take a couple of months) before re-releasing it mid-May-beginning June. I'll post the new cover and links when I have them!

So....November!

Well I spent October polishing my M&B sub manuscript, and did no promo at all. I also raised the price of Bound to Love to 2.99.

As a result - I had a wonderfully creative month. But my sales suffered as a result, so I will have to strive to do better! First off, I've dropped Bound to Love in price to its usual 99c, which people seem to like buying it for.

And I'm half way through another book I'm loving writing, so I'm concentrating on that for November, while waiting for a cover, copy edits and a release date for Love On The Vine.

I'm NTAI the full I sent off last week, because stressing about it won't make any emails come at me any quicker.

And finally, I'm feeling a lovely, warm feeling in my heart regions at this review just in from Turning the Pages for my first book, Catch Me A Catch. Thank you, Lindsay!

Lisdoonvarna & Six Sentence Sunday - Catch Me A Catch

My first book, Catch Me A Catch is about a West of Ireland matchmaking festival, where the matchmaker is ill, and his daughter has to stand in as matchmaker during the festival.

My inspiration for Catch Me, was the Lisdoonvarna Festival, which is run in Lisdoonvarna, in County Clare during September every year. So in honour of the fact that it is September again, and love is in the Irish air (amongst the raindrops!) I thought it was only fitting to share an interview that Willie Daly, the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaker, gave to Sky News last year.

More info on the festival - here! http://matchmakerireland.com/

And if you want to read a romance set in Ireland about a fictional festival, do check out Catch Me A Catch.

For Six Sentence Sunday here are six sentences from Catch Me A Catch, where my heroine, Annie, catches first sight of Jack...

A dark shadow, cast by a tall figure in the pub’s doorway, blocked the murky sunlight. Annie’s gaze locked on the stranger, his darkened features in shadow though sunlight outlined his tall, rangy frame. He walked straight up to Niall.

“I’m looking for Devine.” His deep voice was husky, like he hadn’t used it for a while.
Her skin prickled, the hairs on her arms standing to attention.

If you don't know about Six Sentence Sunday, click this link.
To read more of Catch Me A Catch, you can read a sample or look inside at the links below:

Catch Me A Catch - Amazon UK
Catch Me A Catch - Amazon.com