By: Melissa Cutler
Congratulations to "Erin F.", the winner in Melissa's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated!
Melissa Cutler here and I'm so excited to be on Just
Romantic Suspense today talking about my latest Action-Adventure Romance, Tempted into Danger. ICE Special
Agent Diego Santero first appeared on the page in my 2012 book Seduction Under Fire. Before his first
scene, I'd already set him up as one of the best black ops agent in the world,
but I had no idea until he swaggered into the room that he was going to be a
profanity spouting Jersey boy with a short fuse and a biting sense of humor.
Color me surprised.
At that very moment, I knew Diego needed his own book with
his own happily-ever-after. There was only one little problem…how do I get this
alpha brute of a soldier to fall in love? What kind of woman could make a man
like that open his heart and profess his eternal love? Then an old adage came
to mind—the bigger they are, the harder they fall. After that, all the pieces
clicked into place. Wait until you meet Vanessa Crosby, a math geek
extraordinaire, and a most unlikely force-of-nature to bring one of the
toughest men in the world to heel.
Here's an exclusive look at Tempted into Danger to show you just
how much chemistry these two are packing:
Vanessa outlined the
FDNY symbol on Diego's chest with her finger. His already taut nipple beaded so
tightly, the color leached from it. “I think this is all happening for a
reason—finding the number patterns in the accounts, the kidnapping attempt,
being here with you.” She spread her hand flat on his skin. “I’ve never done
anything that mattered before. I want to do what I can to stop the submarine
sale. Let me help you.”
His other hand found her forearm.
His thumb stroked her. “Okay, but my offer stands. You change your mind at any
time or decide that the risks are too much, say the word. I’ll get you out of Panama safely.
I know how to make people disappear. That’s my promise to you, understand?”
She leaned into the hand on her leg.
When he wrapped his fingers around the sensitive hollow behind her knee, a
charge of reckless desire lighted through her system.
It was that recklessness that goaded
her to slide the hand on his jaw toward his ear, losing her fingertips in his
thick hair. He closed his eyes but didn’t stop her or tense at her touch like
he had before. His hand moved higher, leaving her knee for the tender flesh of
her thigh.
Just like that, she knew
unequivocally that if they kissed, if their clothes came off, they’d burn the
jungle down with the heat of it. With her forehead resting on Diego’s and their
mouths inches way from contact, she rubbed a fingertip over his lower lip.
“What are you thinking?”
After drawing a slow breath, his
eyelids cracked open. The look he leveled on her was so potent with hunger and
need it made her toes curl. “You don’t want to know.”
“Maybe I do.”
Tempted into Danger is available all over:
Amazon:
http://amzn.to/VPTGez
iTunes:
http://bit.ly/10zY4k9
Kobo:
http://bit.ly/YGpvDg
Check out TEMPTED on Goodreads, too:
http://bit.ly/WaxtqC
Since
I was talking about Diego in Seduction Under Fire, I'd love to give away
a (print or digital) copy of this backlist title to one commenter. Good luck!
My thanks to Just Romantic Suspense for hosting me today. I
love hearing from readers and am really easy to find at www.melissacutler.net, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MelissaCutlerBooks
), and Twitter (@m_cutler). And you can always email me at cutlermail@yahoo.com or sign up for my
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) to find out about my latest books and upcoming events.
Bio: Melissa
Cutler is a flip-flop wearing Southern California native living with her family
in beautiful San Diego .
In 2008, she decided to take her romance novel devotion to the next level by
penning one herself. She now divides her time between her dual passions for
writing sexy, small town contemporaries for Kensington Books and
edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense for Harlequin.
Giveaway ends 11:59pm EST June 5th. Please supply your email in the post. You may use spaces or full text for security. (ex. jsmith at gmail dot com) If you do not wish to supply your email, or have trouble posting, please email maureen@justromanticsuspense.com with a subject title of JRS GIVEAWAY to be entered in the current giveaway.
I would love to win this!! peacesr@shaw.ca
ReplyDeleteYay math geek! I'm a boffin myself, so this warms my heart :P. Sounds like a legend read, and looking forward to picking it up once I'm officially Dr. Cris (two weeks, eek!)
ReplyDeletestalkers00(at)yahoo(dot)com
Congrats on becoming a doctor!
DeleteNice excerpt. I love it when secondary characters shout for their own book.
ReplyDelete~Angi
Thanks, Angi! That's always fun when secondary characters do that.
DeleteThis seems interesting to me. I'd like to read this book. Nice:)
ReplyDeletebeatrix2355(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
Nice to meet you here! I love it when those alpha males are brought down by women. The adventure is always fun. I haven't read your books yet, so I am excited to check them out and add them to my TBR list!
ReplyDeleteamy at remus dot net
Thanks, Amy! I appreciate you stopping by. It's great to meet you, too. :)
DeleteOh my ! this is so nice! I'd love to read!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi, everyone! My thanks to Maureen and Just Romantic Suspense for hosting me today! I'm so excited to talk about my new book and giveaway a backlist title. Thank you all for stopping by to say hello and check out my books. I appreciate it.
ReplyDelete~Melissa
Sounds interesting
ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
Mercy, I love the slow build-up. I love alpha men, so I know this is a story I would enjoy very much!
ReplyDeleteShoot, forgot my email
ReplyDeleteantonidis at aol dot com
I would really love to win this - if not I will buy it!
ReplyDeleteyenastone at aol dot come
Cool! Just so ya know, I'm giving away a backlist title, not TEMPTED. But SEDUCTION is a great book, too! Thanks for stopping by the blog.
DeleteSounds wonderful... love Harlequin books! Thanks for the chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteI am always fascinated when an author talks about how a character just takes over and demands attention. That has to be so interesting when that happens. How does it command your writing process? Do you have to immediately stop and deal with it, internalize it for a while or something else?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt and post!
Jonettaallen77 at yahoo dot com
Great question! When that happens for me, I just sit and type and let it all come out of me. Then I sit there and look at it and say, "Well, that was interesting." And then I have to figure out what I want to do with this bright new character.
DeleteThanks for stopping by the blog!
Melissa! Just dropping by to say major congrats! Everyone, if you want a great read, Melissa's your woman!
ReplyDeleteAw...Thanks, Chris! That means so much to me. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI had to laugh at "alpha brute". That's such a fabulous description. It will certainly take a special someone to tame him & claim him.
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Congrats on the new release! I just came home from seeing Fast and Furious 6 at the movies so I can totally picture the black ops "alpha brute" :) Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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