Too steamy for the penalty box... Period One

The New Orleans Cajun Rage professional hockey team just won the Cup. No one thought they'd do it: they were a team of shoulda beens, never coulda beens and a star or two. They'd only been in the Crescent City for three years before this year's Cinderella run that had them skating off the ice with the championship. Over the following summer, each player gets to keep the Cup for a day. Nobody knows why, but whoever has the Cup falls in love. 

18 romances with smoking hot heroes--both on and off the ice

Thanks for joining us for Period One: Xio Axelrod, Christi Barth, Andie J. Christopher, & Avery Flynn

Period Two : USA Today Bestseller Robin Covington, Kim Golden, Lena Hart, & USA Today Bestseller Desiree Holt 

Period Three: Robin Kaye, Katie Kenyhercz, USA Today Bestseller Kimberly Kincaid, & USA Today Bestseller Heather Long

Overtime: Nana Malone, Kate Meader, Virginia Nelson, Susan Scott Shelley, and Misty D. Waters.

the Winning Goal: Publisher's Weekly Bestseller Angi Morgan 

20% of all royalties from sales of Hot on Ice 

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Xio Axelrod

Subzero. That's what folks around the league call Constantine Zimin, hockey's best defenseman. He's unflappable. Stoic, even. No cracks in all that ice, not until he meets Suji Meriwether. The pediatric nurse has no time for bad-boy jocks who want to use her patients as props. But as soon as they meet, temperatures rise and their defenses fall.

"The sexiest thing about Zim is his focus. On the ice, he is mesmerizing to watch. And when he's off the ice, and he turns all of that focus and intensity on you, it makes you feel like the center of the universe."

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CHECK MY HEART

Christi Barth

Kurt Lundquist can't resist the beautiful & compassionate nurse who eased his brother's last days, despite knowing she doesn't want any reminders of her 'death duty'. Lisette does want the hot but oh-so-sad hockey star. Can she lift him out of his grief - and will she want to once she learns his terrible secret?

“The sexiest thing about Kurt Lundquist is...well, it has to be a tie between those massively muscled skater's thighs - and his laser beam focus.”


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FULL CONTACT

Andie J. Christopher

Leftwinger Anders Sorenson has never met the perfect woman before breaking up a fight at Dahlia Clarno's bar. Dahlia's  hot, she doesn't care about his fame, and she has no idea about the bounty his teammates have on his virginity--she's the total package for a vacation fling.

“The sexiest thing about Anders Sorensen is that he's so hard to get.”

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BLADE

Avery Flynn

Bad girl Gillie Pike has gone straight, but someone with a lot of money wants to bring her out of retirement to steal the Cup and make sure it's found in star goalie Flynn Kazakov's possession. They call him Crazy-kov for a reason and nothing makes him more nuts than his best friend's sexy little sister who swears she's the only one who can keep him out of jail and on the ice.

“The sexist thing about Flynn Kazakov from Blade is the drop-dead sexy level of confidence he has. Seriously. I could have gone with his hot bod, or his quick brain, or his smart ass sense of humor but it's his well-earned confidence that melts Gillie's panties.”


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18 ORIGINAL STORIES ~ 1 AMAZING TEAM

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Celebrate 2016: Play Author Trivia Hunt (Day 2)

We've reached Day 2 in our 2016 Author Trivia Hunt. The game is on! 

How did you do yesterday? 

Get ready for more authors and fun facts about them. How much do you know? Don't worry, we make it easy to find the answers. If you need help, click on the link to their interview. 

Put your answers in the comments and we'll enter you into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. Answer as many questions as you can to earn more chances. (Don't forget to leave us your email address.)

Let's get started with today's first author!

HELENKAY DIMON 

Over the past six years, Jillian has interviewed author HelenKay Dimon many times for Get Lost in a Story. HelenKay spent the years before becoming a romance author as a...divorce attorney. Not the usual transition, she knows. Good news is she now writes full time and is much happier. She has sold over thirty novels, novellas and shorts to numerous publishers, including HarperCollins, Kensington, Harlequin, Penguin, Samhain and Carina Press. Her nationally bestselling and award-winning books have been showcased in numerous venues and her books have twice been named "Red-Hot Reads" and excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine.

She is on the Board of Directors of the Romance Writers of America and teaches fiction writing at UC San Diego and MiraCosta College. You can learn more at her website: www.helenkaydimon.com

Trivia question: What is the name of the romantic suspense series that UNDER THE WIRE is a part of? 

You can find the answer in her interview. Click here (and scroll down to her interview)

AVERY FLYNN 

This past year, Jillian interviewed Award-winning romance author Avery Flynn. Avery has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she’ll be your best friend for life.

Trivia Question: In TROUBLE ON TAP, retired supermodel and wild child Olivia Sweet is back in her home town—broke, homeless and still dealing with the fall out from something her ex-boyfriend did…what did the scumbag do? 

You can find the answer in her interview. Click here (and scroll down to her interview).

VIRGINIA TAYLOR

Virginia Taylor is one of Avril Tremayne's top picks for historical romance - in part because Australian historical romances tend to be a bit thin on the ground, so the settings are extra interesting.

Virginia started as an art student, became a nurse/midwife, and then decided to write. While she awaited publication she worked in interior design and theatre set painting/design. Now she paints only when she needs to think about her next story.

Trivia Question: In addition to writing historical romances, Virginia has a new contemporary series inspired by her early arty career!  What is the series called?

You'll find the answer here and more information about them here... (scroll down to her interview).

ANNIE O'NEIL

Avril Tremayne is a sucker for a good medical romance, so grabbed Annie O'Neil to indulge her own sneaky passion for hot doctors.

Annie spent most of her childhood with a leg draped over the family rocking chair and a book in her hand. Novels, baking and writing too much teenage angst poetry ate up most of her youth. Now, quite a few years on from those fevered daydreams of being a poet, Annie splits her time between corralling her husband (and real life Scottish hero) into helping her with their cows or scratching the backs of their rare breed pigs and spending some very happy hours at her computer writing.

Connect with Annie via her website.

What is Annie's favorite TV medical drama? 

You'll find the answer here (scroll down to her interview).

JANE PORTER

Jane is a NYT and USA Today bestselling author of over 50 romances and 11 women's fiction novels and winner of RWA's RITA AWARD with her novella, Take Me, Cowboy. She also founded Tule Publishing in 2013 to give romance and women's fiction authors support and opportunities. Follow on Amazon. But the most important thing to me is that she's a friend.  I fell in love with Jane's story telling. Meeting her in person was a fan-girl moment. Becoming friends with her was awesome!  ~Angi

Jane wants to go somewhere and spend at least three weeks soaking up atmosphere and seeing how the sun rises. Where does she want to go?

You'll find the answer here (scroll down to her interview).


NANCY NAIGLE

Nancy is a USA Today bestselling author  who write small-town love stories with a dash of suspense and a whole lot of heart. Now happily retired from a career in finance, she devotes her time to writing, antiquing, and enjoying the occasional spa day with friends. A Virginia girl at heart, Nancy now calls North Carolina home. Follow on Amazon. You won't just like Nancy's award-winning writing. She has such a big heart that it's easy to understand why the writing is soooo darn good. ~Angi

What kind of heels does Nancy dance in?

You'll find the answer here (scroll down to her interview).


BARBARA WALLACE

Barbara Wallace is the award-winning, best-selling author of 20 novels, including Weekend Agreement and The Courage to Say Yes.  The proud mother of a 22-year-old National Guard Lieutenant, she lives in New England with her husband and their menagerie of rescue cats. Barbara rescues animals which puts her higher on my good people list. It might be cats instead of pups, but it takes a huge heart to take in, care for, fall in love with, and then give away a precious pet to strangers. Her writing is the new-classic series romance that I fell in love with and helped inspire me to be a writer! ~Angi

Barbara writes about royalty in what country?

You'll find the answer here (scroll down to her interview).

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A winner for the $25 Amazon Gift Card will be selected from among all comments from Dec. 28 through Dec. 30. The more questions you answer, the more chances you'll get!

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JUDY TUCKER! 

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TGIF: Five Super Sexy Romance Authors and their Books!

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY and to celebrate the last day of our 5th anniversary we've got five smexy-hot books to share with you. And to make things interesting, each author has picked her favorite sexy-flirty line to share with our readers!

Read them all, then share a favorite line of your own from a book you're reading or a movie or TV episode for a chance to win your choice of ebook from any of the thrilling romantic reads below. 

HelenKay Dimon

With her he could be who he was, share parts of his past. 

She didn’t judge. She didn’t just fall in line either, which he found so hot. 

When his uncle is brutally murdered, Josiah King knows that business just got personal. His uncle's ties to the Alliance can mean only one thing: Josiah and his black ops team are targets, along with everyone they love. Primed for vengeance, Josiah is determined to unravel the plot--until long-legged redhead Sutton Dahl becomes a dangerous distraction.
Sutton is very good at uncovering other people's secrets—and protecting her own. When Josiah bursts into her life she's torn between pushing him away and asking for his help. Mysterious, strong, and much too sexy, he's a puzzle she longs to solve, and a temptation she can't ignore.
Thrown together in the face of Alliance's most lethal threat, Josiah and Sutton become unlikely partners, fighting for their lives even as the attraction between them flares into real passion. Torn between his team and the woman who means everything to him, Josiah will risk it all to save Sutton, even if that decision is his last.

HelenKay Dimon is a former divorce lawyer turned full-time author. She has sold over forty novels and novellas to numerous publishers, including HarperCollins, Ballantine Bantam Dell, Kensington, Harlequin, Penguin and Carina Press. Her nationally bestselling and award-winning books have been showcased in numerous venues and her books have twice been named "Red-Hot Reads" and excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine. She is on the Board of Directors of the Romance Writers of America and teaches fiction writing at UC San Diego and MiraCosta College. You can learn more at her website: www.helenkaydimon.com

Purchase: Amazon
Website: www.helenkaydimon.com

Avery Flynn

His touch was too hot, too good, too much. She thought she’d known the rules of this game, but she was wrong.

Nominated for RT Book Reviews Best 

Indie/SmallPress Contemporary Romance

What fun is life without a little bit of trouble?

Retired supermodel and forever wild child Olivia Sweet is nothing but trouble. The youngest Sweet triplet is back in her hometown, but instead of a triumphant return it’s a parade of humiliations. She’s broke, homeless and dealing with the fallout from her scumbag ex-boyfriend publishing naked pictures of her to a revenge porn website.

Staid and stalwart veteran Mateo Garcia has seen more trouble than a man ever should in his lifetime. He’s gone from pretty boy Marine to a small town police chief with a chip on his shoulder and scars covering the left side of his face. Now his former lover, Olivia, is back in town and living next door.

When the two are forced to work together to fix up the crumbling veterans’ center, the sparks fly between the beauty and the man who sees himself as a beast. Not everyone is happy that Olivia is back home though and Mateo has to choose between the town who wants her gone and an uncertain future with a woman who he thinks could never love him…

Award-winning romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she’ll be your best friend for life.

Purchase: Amazon 
Website:  www.averyflynn.com

Kimberly Kincaid

“If we do this, it won’t be once. I’ve wanted you beneath me and screaming my name for the last seven years. This happens…” Brennan paused, his fingers flexing into her shoulders with just enough pressure to make her knees wobble. “And it’s not going to be fast. It’s not going to be impulsive, and it’s not going to be just today. Do you understand?”

Christmas is coming to Pine Mountain—and it has a way of stirring up memories, good and bad. Nick Brennan may manage the Double Shot bar smooth as good whiskey, but his past is a hot mess. When he runs into a burning building to save a little boy, some people start thinking there’s more to his heroism than holiday spirit. And then the local reporter assigned to the story turns out to be gorgeous Ava Mancuso, the girl who got away.

Ava knows what it’s like to have a past. But the changes she’s seen in Nick since she knew him do more than set off her natural curiosity—his warm eyes and gruff charm have her instincts fired up. Still, all the chemistry in the world doesn’t erase history, even when Nick invites her to his little sister’s mistletoe wedding. Does he have a heart under all those secrets? Or is this going to be just another Christmas past?

Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she's not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as "The Pleather Bomber", she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. 

Kimberly is a USA Today best-selling author and a 2015 RWA RITA® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. Kimberly resides in Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters. Visit her

Purchase: Amazon 
Website: www.kimberlykincaid.com 

Tawny Weber

“If you liked the muffins, you’ll have to try our sugar cookies. Everyone loves them. They’re soft and sweet, but everyone says they get a guy hard and horny.”     ~ Lark Sommers, A SEAL’s Temptation 

Subject: Navy SEAL Shane "Scavenger" O'Brian Mission: Seduce and satisfy Lark Sommers! 

Lark Sommers's dry spell is officially a sex-starved desert. Since taking over her mom's quirky coffee shop in Nowhere, Idaho—putting her own career on permanent hold—Lark's been, well, miserable. But her friends have a plan…one that starts with a super hot guy with a rockin' hard bod. 

New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling author of more than thirty books, Tawny Weber writes sassy, emotional romances with a dash of humor, featuring hot alpha heroes. It’s all about the sexy attitude! A fan of Johnny Depp, cupcakes, and her very own hero husband, Tawny enjoys scrapbooking, gardening, spending time with her family and dogs, and hanging out with readers on Facebook.

Fans are invited to check out Tawny’s books at her website, www.tawnyweber.com. For extra fun, join her Red Hot Readers Club for goodies like free reads, complete first chapters, recipes, insider story info and much more.  

Purchase: Amazon 

Website: www.tawnyweber.com

Jillian Stone

He propped his forearm against the wall which brought his mouth a breath away from mine. "Could you be a dear and move those pouty lips closer?"

Gracie Taylor-Scott is a rising star at Darcy Wexler Dean, New York, and the long hours are perfect cover for Gracie’s fear of intimacy issues. Then one night, she is plunged into darkness with a handsome stranger.


Bradley Craig, the new head of DWD’s research division, has secrets of his own. there’s a darker side to the attractive, enigmatic ad man—his erotic, list-maker side. Bradley has a proposition: They make a list—ten erotic sexual encounters, no strings attached. What’s at stake? Two Super Bowl spots and two fragile hearts.

Multi-published, national award-winning author Jillian Stone started out as an advertising creative. And her career did seem to suit her as she won many national ad awards including the Clio and the New York Art Director's Club Gold. What more could she ask for? Create her own worlds? Become goddess of her own universe? Yes!  Jillian lives in Southern California and is currently working on the sequel to her first erotic contemporary novel The Do It List.

Purchase: Amazon
Website: www.jillianstone.com

A huge thank you to all our wonderful loyal readers. It's been five years can you believe it? Here's to five more wonderful years and lots of great stories to get lost in! 

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Get Lost in a Story welcomes back Avery Flynn

"When a fashionista and her bodyguard get tangled up together, watch out for sizzling sex and surprising plot twists." - New York Times best selling author Rebecca York

Sylvie Bissette may be one of Harbor City's youngest glitterati, but only her best friends know her most closely guarded secret. She's the woman behind The High-Heeled Wonder, a must-read blog for fashionistas everywhere. Gossip, fashion advice, exposés. Too bad some people can't take a little criticism. When an internet troll discovers her secret identity and escalates from stalking her to threatening her life, Sylvie turns to security expert Tony Falcon for help. The investigator from the other side of the tracks is the olive oil to her Evian water and aggravates her to no end, but it's not just her temper he's inciting.
  
Tony Falcon wouldn't know a kitten heel from a tabby cat, but since most of the bad guys he tracks down aren't wearing stilettos, it's never been a problem...until he meets Sylvie. When a murder investigation leads him to the same place Sylvie works, he realizes the feisty fashionista may be his best chance at catching the criminals who killed his best friend. It all leads back to the cut-throat fashion world. But solving that case means going after the people Sylvie cares about, and soon his attraction for her--and the danger she's in--has him wondering if solving the case is worth hurting the woman he can't stop fantasizing about .  

DONNELL:  High Heeled Wonder, Avery, I love it!  And what an adorable picture of you and er...heels, of course!  So Let’s get right down to it.  Your character Sylvie Bissette is a fashionista and high-heel wearing protag.  How much is Sylvie like Avery Flynn?  And how are you different?  Are you a fashionista?  What I really want to know…Who’s braver?

AVERY: Well, as the Fab Mr. Flynn will tell you, I love shoes—almost as much as I love books. That said, I am also cheap, cheap, cheap and I think Sylvie would freak out at the quality of my Kohl’s on sale shoes. Who is braver? Um … it probably depends on the situation but it’s close to a draw.

DONNELL:  Love your description of Tony Falcon, Olive Oil to her Evian.  Love sexy reads.  So rate this book for our readers, percentage-wise using percentages  80/20, 50/50, 20/80??? comparing the romance and suspense.   

AVERY: My books are definitely on the lighter spectrum of suspense to romance, I’d say about 6o romance to 40 suspense. I love reading the darker romantic suspense, but I just can’t write it so there’s a ton of humor in there. Even in the heavy suspense sections. Really, I want them to be fun, fast-paced smexy reads.

DONNELL:  Where exactly is Harbor City?  Is your setting a real or fictional place?  Talk about why you chose this setting. 

AVERY: Harbor City is basically a fake New York City. I picked it because I wanted to have creative license to change things without readers familiar with that story getting annoyed because this street never runs into that street or that someone could never make it cross town in that amount of time.

DONNELL:  I know for a fact you have “lots” of irons in the fire.  How much time do you spend writing, and where will we find you when you’re not writing?

AVERY:  I write every day—somedays more productively than others. :) When I’m not writing I am hanging with the family, reading or binge watching Supernatural on Netflix. Y’all back off of Dean - he is my boyfriend.

DONNELL:   What is the most surprising thing you learned doing research?

AVERY:  I had a great interview with some amazing fashion bloggers and some of their stories about the e-mails they get from readers is insane. It definitely gave me a lot of insight into that world.

DONNELL:  You also have a strong marketing background.  Do you love/keep up with the rapid pace of changing technology?  What’s your favorite social media platform?  What advice would you give us troglodytes?

AVERY: I don’t know if I’d say I love the rapid pace of change, but I keep running my hardest to stay up. I love Facebook and Twitter, but Twitter has the lead for me. It’s like texting and I love that. Also, I think LinkedIn is the devil. I hate that site. As far as advice, I’d say to start small and not feel like you have to do it all. And if you’re really uncomfortable and can afford it, an author assistant may be the way to go.

DONNELL:  What comes next in the world of Avery Flynn?  Is High-Heeled Wonder part of a series?

AVERY: It is! The next book in the series is This Year’s Black and that will be out in May. However, you don’t have to wait that long for something new. I have a novella (Fix ‘Er Up) coming out in April. Also, I’ll be reading at Lady Jane’s Salon in New York March 3 (come out and chat!), giving a workshop at the Maine Romance Writers retreat at the end of March and my first RT Book Lovers Convention in May. It is NUTS! But I can’t lie, I love it. I don’t vacation  well or sit still for long, can you tell?

 DONNELL:  Avery, now it’s your turn.  Time to ask the readers a question.  

AVERY: Let’s have shoe chat. What are your favorite shoes and what do they say about you? One commenter picked by the fine folks at Get Lost in a Story will win a book of their choice from my backlist! Wheeeeeeee! :)

Links and Contact information!  Thank you!!!

Find out more about Avery on her website, follow her on Twitter and Pinterest, like her on her Facebook page or friend her on her Facebook profile. She’s also on Goodreads and BookLikes.

Join her street team, The Flynnbots, and receive special sneak peeks, prizes and early access to her latest releases!

Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she’ll be your best friend for life.

Contact her at avery@averyflynn.com.