Friday, January 24, 2020

I'm not just a writer...... #maker #handmade #weaver #crafter #yarnaddict

I've also been a weaver for a few years now. If you follow my Instagram, you'll see when I have a WIP.

Here's the latest scarf I sold:


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I'll probably share more pics of finished projects while I'm working on my Cocky Hero World story.

Monday, January 20, 2020

Inappropriate by @ViKeeland release day! #contemporaryromance #bookrelease #newbook


INAPPROPRIATE IS LIVE!
A Standalone Contemporary Romance
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author ViKeeland


SYNOPSIS
Terminated for inappropriate behavior.
I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years.  Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba. 

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me. 

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

Read an excerpt here.

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Inappropriate Excerpt Reveal by Vi Keeland #contemporaryromance #newbook #comingsoon #bookexcerpt


Excited about Vi Keeland’s upcoming release, Inappropriate?
 Check out this SNEAK PEEK

I wondered if he’d be here.
I was mid-conversation with some former colleagues I hadn’t seen in a few years when I got my answer. The sight of him made me lose my train of thought.
On the other side of the room, Grant Lexington stood wearing a classic black tuxedo. He was talking to an older gentleman, which gave me the opportunity to really take him in—tall, broad shoulders, yet not overly bulky, a narrow waist with one hand resting casually in his pants pocket. Even from a distance, his confidence registered. There was something about the way certain men held themselves that showed they were in charge, and that really worked for me. It could take a man who was a seven and make him an eleven in my book. On the other hand, a handsome ten with a meek personality could be reduced to a five.
Mr. Confident held a drink in his left hand and raised it to his mouth, but he stopped before drinking. He seemed to sense something and looked around the room. When his eyes caught mine, a slow, wicked smile spread across his face. He excused himself from the conversation and strode toward me.
My body tingled as I watched him approach with long strides, and I turned from the group I’d been standing with.
“What a pleasant surprise,” he said.
I tried to appear casual as I sipped my champagne. “I’m filling in for Bickman.”
He nodded. “Of course.”
Grant eyed the group next to me. “Are you here with a date?”
“No. You?”
He smiled and shook his head. “Would a compliment be unwelcome? I wouldn’t want to sexually harass you.”
“Compliments are always welcome, Mr. Lexington.”
His eyes sparkled. Taking hold of my elbow, he led me a few feet away from the group I’d been standing with. “That’s a dangerous thing to say to a man like me.”
“What was the compliment anyway?”
Grant’s eyes swept over me. “You look beautiful tonight.”
I blushed. “Thank you.”
Grant stopped a waiter as he passed. He gulped back the rest of the amber liquid in his glass and slipped the flute of champagne from my hand, setting them both down on the waiter’s tray.
“I was drinking that.”
He motioned for the waiter to move along and returned his attention to me. “I’ll get you more when we’re done.”
“Done with what?”
He held out his hand. “Dance with me.”
I shook my head. “I’m not sure that’s such a good idea.”
He smirked. “I’m fucking positive it’s not.”

★★★

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty-five languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

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Monday, January 13, 2020

West Coast Soulmates wide release day! #contemporaryromance #rockstarromance #NewAdultRomance #newrelease

WEST COAST SOULMATES (series collection)


Apple | Barnes and Noble | Google Play | Kobo | Smashwords | Amazon | Goodreads | Bookbub |

Settle in for sweet and spicy romance where finding yourself means finding true love.

This set includes THE BASSIST, THE KEYBOARDIST, and THE ROOMMATE, plus a sneak peek at A Rockstar Christmas Wedding (West Coast Soulmates #4)!

These stories are intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

West Coast Soulmates:
The Bassist
The Keyboardist
The Roommate
A Rockstar Christmas Wedding (2020)
The Drummer - coming soon

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Carla Krae's 2020 romance projects #cockyheroclub #amwriting #writingromance #contemporaryromance #romanceauthor #romance

2020 Projects

My Cocky Hero Club contribution is due in June, so that's first priority.


Original WIPs:

A Rockstar Christmas Wedding - West Coast Soulmates #4

Picks up where The Keyboardist ended. Jen and Dylan are engaged...and expecting. He wants to get married on Christmas since they met on Christmas Eve a year ago, but they haven't even decided where they're going to live, yet. Which will win - Jen's practical side or the magic of the season?

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

The Drummer - West Coast Soulmates #5

Lincoln Adams is the new drummer for Jake's band at the end of The Keyboardist. He falls for Michaela, an aspiring singer with a tragic past.

The Bittersweet Series

Book #1 - Adrienne and Kelly's story. Expanded version of The Holiday. Smashwords | Apple | Barnes and Noble | Goodreads |

A friends-to-lovers story.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.


Book #2 - Rae and Shane's story. Smashwords | Barnes and Noble | Apple | Goodreads |

How does a small-town boy win the heart of a Bel Air princess?

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.


Book #3 - Lucy and Wes' story. Smashwords | Barnes and Noble | Apple | Goodreads |

You'll meet Lucinda and Wes in Rae and Shane's book.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.


Duet #1 - 


Kate
Once upon a time, I wanted Sam to be my first everything. Coming into my life as my piano teacher’s son, he was my ally, buddy, best friend, and unrequited crush.
I kept silent on that last part. Our friendship was precious to me.
I thought it was important to him, too.
Going to separate universities proved me wrong.
Then I became my newly-paralyzed little brother’s guardian at twenty while burying our father and little sister and romantic notions were set aside. We had to survive. I had to be practical. I needed to give my little brother the best life possible.
Sam
Losing touch with Kate was my one regret in life. Most kids think they’ll have their high school friends forever. In reality, you might keep one past your college years. Life moves on.
I married sensibly—so I thought—and had two kids. Mandy and I had been in an awkward phase since our son’s birth, but I thought it was natural. The adjustment of bringing a second child into the home, or maybe post-partum depression. Then she told me she was leaving me for our pediatrician and had filed for legal separation.
That was ten weeks ago.
I’ve been working out the divorce details and our last act as man and wife will be attending my twentieth high-school reunion. Mandy values public opinion, so I’ve given her privacy in exchange for full custody of our kids, but I’m not looking forward to the charade. I don’t know how I’ll stomach smiling through small talk with her hand on my arm.
Until seeing Kate again rouses feelings long buried. She makes me feel alive for the first time in months, I’ve missed our closeness from the past, and Mom loves her like a daughter. My kids even like her instantly, and I start dreaming again for the first time in years. I want her no matter how much it complicates the weekend.
Kate Carson will finally be mine.
This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.


Duet #2 -


Kate
Sleeping with Sam the second time might’ve been the stupidest thing I’ve done in thirty-eight years. Everyone knows long-distance relationships don’t work and I went home after Christmas thinking I’d done the right thing.
Then he shows up at my door with my favorite pizza and wine and says he loves me.
Sam
I’ve never been a quitter, so when Kate ran, I left the kids with Mom and followed. I have until my plane leaves January 1 to convince her to act on our connection and take a chance on me, distance be damned. She slipped away from me twice before. I won’t let it happen again.
Kate
Sam offers me things no other man ever has, but long-distance terrifies me, especially when he wants me there with him now. His patience won’t last forever and it feels like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Then he pushes for more at the same time my world is turned upside-down and it’s too much.
If I’m already losing everything, why not him, too?
Our timing has always sucked.
Then fate puts me back in California again.
And this time, I know I love him back.
This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.


Mr. Perfect

Shy and socially-anxious Kimmie's father gets a job transfer during her last college year, forcing her to go with him or stay in the only town she’s ever known, and she’s not ready to be alone.
Kimmie’s best friend Erin insists she move in, putting her down the hall from her crush Justin.  He’s been Mr. Perfect since he and Kimmie met at age twelve, excelling at everything including kindness.  A Christmas party kiss might move them out of the friend zone, but she doesn’t trust it as genuine romance. The surprise affection has Erin’s meddling written all over it.
Can Justin bring Kimmie out of her shell and prove his feelings for her are the real thing, or will first love die before it begins?
This story is intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.