Limited time offer, The Moon Child's Wish now 99c!

The Moon Child's Wish, book one in the Moon Child series, (fantasy romance) is on special promo for a short while. If you like strong heroines who aren't afraid to go get their man and hunky heros who'd die for their lady, then now's your chance to give it a try at a bargain price.

This book is one of the first original stories I started and, because I went into publishing and that left me no time to write, it sat on my hard drive until a couple of years ago when I pulled it out and finished it. I've always been fascinated by strong women who aren't afraid to stand up to, or fight for their men. And for warrior types who for all their strengths, need that woman to complement them. Of course, they don't know that until she knocks some sense into him. And she, in turn, isn't afraid to let him save her once in a while. Add in the locked together in a close situation trope and The Moon Child's Wish was well and truly on its way.

On a far distant world, Ancel, Eagle warrior is waylaid on his way back to his settlement and, despite a desperate battle, is taken by slavers and thrown near death into a slave cage. His fellow townsmen turn away from the sight, unable to offer help because to do so would shame an Eagle warrior beyond bearing. An Eagle warrior fights alone. That's what way it's always been done. Until he meets Carine, that is. Carine is a Moon Child whose land borders that of the Eagle tribe, a fierce enemy, but like all her people, a realist rather than a stubborn idealist. When she's thrown into the same slave cage, she knows she'll do anything required to win her freedom, even if it means bonding with her mortal enemy, an Eagle warrior. Using her single wish-in-hand, Carine Saves Ancel's life and bonds herself to him, hoping that in doing so he will take her with him when he tries to escape. He's furious when he finds out what she's done, but, unable to resist the pull of the bonding, has no choice but to throw his lot in with hers. Sold to a decadent clubhouse where they must entertain decadent clientelle on a nightly basis, and growing ever closer, they must both decide what they're prepared to give up to protect the person they love.

I thoroughly enjoyed writing Carine's determination to make Ancel see her as a woman and not as his enemy. And her willingness to make any sacrifices required of her to protect him. Ancel is big, buff and tough but oh so confused by this woman who stormed into his life and refuses to leave. He should hate her and all she stands for, but just can't bring himself to. I love writing the kind of questioning and confusion that leads to the sudden revelation that things will never be the same again. Add in a hint of shapefhifters and a goddess who likes to play with her human subjects and the Moon Child world is established .

The cover art is from the talented Dan Skinner. It came second in the Preditor's and Editor's cover poll (can't remember which year) and in the first week of release, The Moon Child's Wish went to number one on the overall bestseller chart at Fictionwise and stayed there for two weeks. It's book one in a trilogy, Book two being Lupine,which focuses on Ancel's daughter and the Lupine (a wolf/human shapeshifter) who appears injured at the gates of the new settlement. Book three, Tian's Guardian, focuses on Ancel and Carines son, Sol who is ordered by the Goddess to claim Lupine, Tian as his own in order to keep her safe. But of course, she and wolf have other ideas.

You can purchase The Moon Child's wish here...amazon and smashwords both have the reduced price. It takes a while longer for the price reduction to trickle through to Smashwords distributors.

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For my Six Sentence Sunday post I've chosen an excerpt from Tian's Guardian, book three in My Moon Child Fantasy Romance series written as Candy Nicks (soon to be rebranded as C A Nicks). It's also one of the prizes in the Hunky Hero Giveaway hop.

Sol has been sent by the goddess to claim Tian, a wolf shifter, one of the last of the Lupines, as his mate. Tian and her wolf have other ideas and vow to resist what he's offering, no matter how enticing the prospect is becoming.

“Your feet are like ice,” he said and promptly engulfed one in both of his hands, kneading the flesh until the blood flowed more freely and heat spread through the numb tissue. She sat in stunned silence, biting her lip to stop herself from groaning at the pleasure of his capable fingers bringing her foot back to life.

“Found these in the forest,” he continued keeping his tone light and conversational. He slipped a fur-lined boot onto her foot and then applied himself to the other one.

“Thank you,” she said in a slightly cracked voice.

Have him now, her wolf urged.Can’t you smell how much he wants you?

Tian's Guardian is available from

Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, Iphone store, Kobo and the Sony bookstore.

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Hunky Hero Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Hunky Hero Giveaway Hop hosted by Riverina Romantics. This hop runs from April 16th through April 22nd, so you have 1 week to visit the other amazing blogs that are participating and enter their giveaways.

One of the perks of being a romance author is having to plough through hundreds of pictures of hunky men looking for the perfect cover art. Yes, it's a hard job but someone has to do it! These guys below fit the bill perfectly for my two displaced immortal lords, now turned human, who feature in my new two-book series coming soon. Lords of the Dark Fall, book one Fabian and Lords of the Dark Fall book two, Marcellus are in edits and will be released in the next few months. I'm waiting for the finished cover art to arrive, but these are the pics I chose for Fabian and Marcellus' books.

Fabian

Marcellus

PRIZE ON OFFER:

Two complete sets of all my Candy Nicks ebooks (I write under two pen names.) One set for each of two winners. All my Candy Nicks books are adult rated and all the prizes are in ebook form.  I'm updating my websites at the moment and will be online again soon but to read the blurbs to all my Candy Nicks' the books below go to http://www.amazon.com/Candy-Nicks/e/B003NQGY0I/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Also take a peek at the banners top and bottom of this blog that feature five of the books on offer.

  That's a seven ebook bundle to win!

As an extra prize another (randomly chosen) lucky winner will win a two-ebook ARC of Lords of the Dark Fall, which is now in edits and will be coming soon. Here's a small teaser...

Two immortal warriors are made to take the Dark Fall, a chasm that cycles through dimensions and time. During the fall they relive their lives, confront their sins and grow a conscience. Now human, they must both learn what it is live a finite life and to love for the first time. 

Fabian, book one, follows his meeting with Tig, a poor potter and farmer trying to get by in a land ruled by warlords and marauding gangs. Her first thought is to turn him in for the reward, her second is that his family might pay a handsome reward to get him back. But as she grows closer to this confused, displaced warrior, she wonders if she can ever let him go.

Fabian wants only to go home. But his new human conscience and meeting with Tig makes him question everything he ever held dear. Can a tyrant really reform? If he found a mage strong enough to get him home, would he go, knowing he would have to leave Tig behind?

Book 2, Marcellus takes place seven hundred years later. Desperate to be reunited with his brother, Marcellus finds himself in a museum and hears a name he thought never to hear again. At the same time, Archaeologist and historian Cassandra Evans is just about to get the shock of her life....

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1. Comment to this blog post.
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Authors Unite - Kindle Book Bonanza

I'm taking part in a Kindle Book Bonanza for the second day of my To Protect A Prince giveaway. A group of authors uniting on a dedicated blog where readers can access over a hundred free books in one place and on the same day.

And today's the day, so if you're interested in free books for your kindle, hop over to peruse what's on offer. It's only for today, here's the link...

http://kindlefreebies.wordpress.com/

To Protect A Prince, Space Opera Romance Free for Two days on Amazon

My space opera romance, To Protect A Prince is available free on Amazon Kindle for today and tomorrow.

http://www.amazon.com/To-Protect-A-Prince-ebook/dp/B003QTDJCS/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_t_3

  

Blurb

When the Lady Shula and the young Prince Cristan of Aluderia need urgent transport off-planet, there’s only one man for the job. Unfortunately, Captain Daniels, ace-pilot and super-stud extraordinaire, is just about to be beaten to a pulp by a creature three times his size for not paying his brothel-bill. To his great surprise, Shula steps forward and offers the credits he needs. To his even greater surprise she announces that she’s his wife and the child she’s holding is his.

The last thing Captain Daniels needs is a woman and a baby on board. Particularly one being chased across the galaxy by the most elite bounty hunters in the business. He has enough problems trying to stay one step ahead of the gangsters out to recover the debts he owes them.

Shula will do anything to save the child and when she offers sex in return for passage she activates the Aluderian marker, a hormone that can put men in thrall. Now Shula and Captain Daniels find themselves fighting to outrun their pursuers and the effect of the marker. Dan wants her on his own terms, not because he can’t help himself.

In order for prince Cristan to grow into a warrior capable of reclaiming his throne, Dan must make a difficult decision. But, in doing so, he may just rediscover a man he thought lost and find a love he never thought would be his.

30,000 words
Rating - Adult

Acrophobia

 Damn you, Peel Tower, one day I will stand on that parapet!

Fear of heights is often and wrongly called Vertigo. It's actually acrophobia and only fellow sufferers get what all the fuss is about. I just bought a theatre ticket and being last minute could only get the upper tier. Stupidly I clicked buy before taking the virtual tour and found I'll be sitting on a cliff face facing the lighting rigs, it's so high. There is no way on this earth I'll even get up those stairs, let alone get to my seat and then back out of it. Last time I braved the upper tier was at the theatre with the husband who had to lead me to my seat, my eyes firmly closed. Every time I opened them the stage swooped towards me and really didn't know which was was up. I'm absolutely fine on the ground, can even go up so far without getting that strange tingle in the legs that tells me I'm going to fall off the side of the building, when everyone else seems to be perfectly happy and stable. It's an amazing example of mind over matter. Even when faced with sheet glass, where I can't possibly fall out, the feeling is the same. I freeze and can't move because I really don't know which way I'm stepping. Funny thing is that I can't even watch other people standing at heights. When the kids were young and went up castle towers with their dad and I stood at the bottom, they'd appear on some parapet and I'd be shouting, get away from the edge like a lunatic and panicking on their behalf. If I do venture up with them, I'm in the background shouting instructions on how not to fall off. It's a very odd thing. We have a tower on the moors behind us with a staircase to the top and a wonderful look out on the parapet, but in 27 years I've never once made it to the last turn of the staircase. My rational mind knows I won't fall off, knows it's perfectly safe and others are doing it no problem, but some little devil in there just won't let me.

I just asked my son's friend who works at the Evening News Arena what it was like in the upper tier and he shrugged and said, fine. People who don't suffer from Acrophobia have no idea what it's like or the disorientation that appears out of nowhere once above a certain height. Funnily enough, I dislike flying, but it's not the height thing, because it doesn't feel like being high up, really. It's more that feeling of helplessness once up in the air...but that's another story.

Ticket was very expensive, sadly, but having read other experiences of that top tier, there is no way I'll get up there without the bottom falling out of my stomach. That, coupled with circus performers bouncing and spinning all night - what was I thinking....??