A Billionaire Between the Sheets Cover Reveal

I’m delighted to be participating in author Katie Lane’s cover reveal for A BILLIONAIRE BETWEEN THE SHEETS, the first installment in her brand new Overnight Billionaires series.

About A BILLIONAIRE BETWEEN THE SHEETS:

Overnight billionaires, the Beaumont brothers are thrust into life in the fast lane with exotic cars, private jets . . .  and sex and success on their minds.
          A commanding presence in the boardroom and the bedroom, Deacon Beaumont has come to save the failing company French Kiss. He was born to be boss in this glamorous new world of lacy lingerie and stunning supermodels. But one bold and beautiful woman dares to question his authority.
        Olivia Harrington has dedicated her life to the company's success. Just because Deacon is sexy as hell doesn't mean he'll make a better CEO. With a limitless supply of push-up bras and garter belts, Olivia turns her considerable feminine charms on Deacon to discover what makes him tick . . . and reveals instead the billion reasons why she wants him to stay.

A BILLIONAIRE BETWEEN THE SHEETS can be found at Amazon, iTunes, and Goodreads.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Katie Lane is the USA Today bestselling author of the Deep in the Heart of Texas and Hunk for the Holiday series.  

Katie lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and when she isn't writing, enjoys reading, going to the gym, golfing, traveling, or just snuggling next to her high school sweetheart and cairn terrier Roo.

For more on Katie and her writing, visit her website and connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks for stopping by today during Katie's cover reveal. Do you enjoy finding new series to follow? Have you read any of Katie’s books? For those celebrating today, HAPPY APRIL FOOL’S DAY!!

A Match Made In Texas (+ Giveaways)

The weather this winter has been a bit crazy with record snow falls and extremely cold temperatures. One way to keep warm in this unseasonably long cold spell is by adding a little romance to your daily life. 

What better way to add that romance than to read about the Bramble Texas Sheriff and a good girl gone bad? A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS, the sixth installment in author Katie Lane’s bestselling Deep in the Heat of Texas Series, has the heat to warm up those cold days. A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS was released yesterday.

Thanks to Katie and Fareeda at Grand Central Publishing, visitors to Thoughts in Progress have a chance to win some awesome prizes during Katie’s A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS Blog Tour. Please see the end of the post for the giveaway details. 

Here’s a brief synopsis of A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS:

        Living with four over-protective brothers is enough to make a good girl go bad. But the day Brianne Cates hits the road for a taste of freedom, she gets more trouble than she bargained for when she's arrested by a sexy sheriff in mirrored shades. Now doing a stint of community service, she's not going to let a cowboy cop like Dusty Hicks mess with her newfound independence-even if he awakens every wicked fantasy she's ever had. 
        In Bramble, Texas, Dusty is the law. That means no leniency for the gorgeous rebel whose highway antics almost got them both killed. The divorced lawman doesn't need another rich, pampered princess, even if Brianne has the lushest body and sweetest smile in the whole darn state. But even as Brianne proves that she lives to walk on the wild side, Dusty begins to wonder if maybe he has what it takes to tame her.

A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS is available at the following sites: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, and Goodreads.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Katie Lane is the USA Today bestselling author of the Deep in the Heart of Texas and Hunk for the Holiday series.  Katie lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and when she isn't writing, enjoys reading, going to the gym, golfing, traveling, or just snuggling next to her high school sweetheart and Cairn terrier, Roo.

For more on Katie and her writing, visit her website or connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.



GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

This giveaway is awesome with some interesting prizes. Ten winners will each receive a copy of A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS. One winner will receive Katie’s entire backlist, including her Deep in the Heart of Texas series!

To enter just click on the Rafflecopter widget below and following the instructions. Thanks so much for stopping by today for this spotlight on another titillating story by author Katie Lane. Have you read any of the Deep in the Heart of Texas series yet? If not, this is a great book to start with. Good luck with the giveaway! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Author Katie Lane: Flirting With Texas And A Giveaway

It’s a delight to welcome author Katie Lane back to Thoughts in Progress. It means she has a new book out in her Deep in the Heart of Texas series. This time it’s FLIRTING WITH TEXAS, a funny, light-hearted read that will whisk you away. It's released today!!

Here’s a brief description of FLIRTING WITH TEXAS:

    YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME, COWGIRL
    On her own in the Big Apple, Jenna Jay Scroggs can handle herself when trouble arises. But when she tries to rescue a horse, the passionate do-gooder ends up on a runaway Central Park carriage ride with a hunky stranger. With his sexy drawl and well-worn Levis, Beauregard Cates is doing his darnedest to make Jenna homesick for the small western town she's spent years trying to forget. And it's working: She's dangerously close to falling head over boot heels for the rugged rodeo star with hair the color of moonshine.
    Beau came to the big city to escape his past and live life to the fullest. Yet the leggy blonde with eyes as blue as a western sky causes a real hitch in his giddy-up. So when the well-meaning folks of Bramble plot to bring Jenna home, Beau will need to convince her that she won't ever get Texas out of her blood - or one good-time, ever-lovin' cowboy out of her heart.

Thanks to Katie and the lovely Marissa at Grand Central Publishing, I have 2 copies of FLIRTING WITH TEXAS to giveaway. Please see the end of the post for details.

Katie joins us now and has graciously answered some questions for me about her intriguing story and her writing.

Mason - Your story has the most amusing plot - henhouse (whorehouse) turned bed and breakfast. What inspired this unique storyline?  

Katie:
One morning, I woke up with the song “A Lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place” from the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas rolling around in my head, and it got me to thinking—what if The Chicken Ranch never closed down? Thus, the henhouse was born and is the setting (along with Bramble, Texas) for TROUBLE IN TEXAS, FLIRTING WITH TEXAS, and the last two books in my Deep in the Heart of Texas series.

Mason - Now the book is finished, what surprised you the most as you wrote the story?  

Katie:
Marcy Henderson. I already loved the hero and heroine, Beau and Jenna Jay, and knew they were going to be great fun to write, but I had no idea what a sensitive, wonderful character Marcy Henderson is until I started writing. (Like everyone else, I thought she was just the town slut.) The secondary love story between her and Pastor Robbins completely took me by surprise :o)
 
Mason - Have you always wanted to write or was there an event that lead you to writing?  

Katie:
In fifth grade, my teacher Mrs. Hart asked us to write a short story using the POV of an inanimate object. I chose a big skirt that belonged to a skinny lady. When the lady went to wear it, the skirt fell off and showed her panties. Like flatulence, someone showing their panties is hilarious to elementary school kids. They roared with laughter, and I was hooked on writing.
 
Mason - Of all the authors (past and present) you enjoy reading, who would you like to co-author a book with and why?  

Katie:
Hmm, that’s a very good question. There are so many I respect and would love to work with. I think J.K. Rowling. I would love to witness her process and get a glimpse of the mind that came up with Harry Potter.

Mason - As a published author, has your perspective of authors changed?  

Katie:
Yes, I respect them so much more because I realize what it takes to get published and stay published.

Mason - What can readers look forward to next from you?  

Katie:
A MATCH MADE IN TEXAS is the sixth book in the Deep in the Heart of Texas series and will be out March 2014. I also have an eBook Christmas anthology with Emma Kane and Jennifer Ryan coming out this holiday season (2013), ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A COWBOY.

Thanks Thoughts in Progress for having me!

Katie, thank you for joining us. I like how the secondary characters sometimes surprise us and offer more of themselves than we imaged.

Now let me share a bit about Katie. She says her interest in romance was sparked in high school in the backseat of a '65 Mustang - okay, so maybe it wasn't romance as much as raging teenage hormones. Still, coupled with a wild imagination, those make-out sessions inspired many a steamy storyline along with a strong belief that true love does prevail. 

Katie lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the owner of that Mustang and would love to hear from her readers. For more on Katie and her writing, visit her online at www.katielanebooks.com or find her on Facebook and Twitter.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS: I have 2 copies of FLIRTING WITH TEXAS to giveaway. To enter this giveaway, please send me an e-mail (mcbookshelf@gmail.com) with the subject line, “Win Flirting With Texas.” Your message should include your name and mailing address. The contest is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Just so you know, I don’t share this information with anyone other than the publisher nor use it for any other purpose. The deadline to enter this giveaway for a chance to win one of two copies of FLIRTING WITH TEXAS is 8 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, Aug. 8.

Thanks everyone for stopping by today. Do you enjoy romance stories that take you away to the ranches, horses and cowboys?

Trouble In Texas Releases Today!

It’s my pleasure to welcome author Katie Lane here today to discuss Book #4 in her bestselling Deep in the Heart of Texas series, TROUBLE IN TEXAS, that hits bookstores today.

TROUBLE IN TEXAS is a fun and spirited read. Here’s a brief synopsis:

HERE'S A FOX IN THE HENHOUSE…
Inheriting the most notorious house of ill repute in Texas can spell trouble for a girl's reputation . . . especially when she's Elizabeth Murphy, Bramble's prim and proper librarian. Yet when she discovers a buck-naked cowboy handcuffed to a four-poster bed, she forgets all about the town gossips. Elizabeth has sworn off men, but the stranger's kisses melt her resolve faster than ice cream on a hot summer day.

Waking up in Miss Hattie's Henhouse isn't how Brant Cates reckoned on getting to the bottom of his great-granddaddy's murder. The plan was to solve the centuries-old crime, then get the heck out of Dodge. But after meeting Elizabeth and discovering that the buttoned-up beauty is a sexy siren in disguise, he just can't pull himself away. Now Brant needs Elizabeth to finally put his past to rest, but is she willing to risk her future on Bramble's newest bad boy? 
 
Katie joins us and has graciously answered some questions about her latest release and her writing.

Mason - The age-old question, what inspired this book?  

Katie - The musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. One morning, I woke up with the title song in my head and I couldn’t get it out. I got to wondering what would’ve happened if the Chicken Ranch hadn’t closed down. The next thing I knew, I had a story.  
 
Mason - What made it so compelling that you had to tell it?  

Katie - I just found the entire premise of a dilapidated mansion that had once been a house of ill repute fascinating. Or maybe it’s just fascinating to a romance writer. Ha!

Mason - How did you go about doing research for this book?  

Katie - Well, I went to this place in Vegas . . . just kidding! I did research on the Internet and read books about bordellos and madams of the old west. It was great fun!
  
Mason - With the book’s release, as you look back what was the biggest surprise that occurred while writing this story?  

Katie - That I ended up loving Minnie, the madam and head hen, so much. She’s a cantankerous old woman who chain-smokes and carries a gun. Who knew that beneath the bad wig and negligee was a savior.

Mason - What would you like readers to know about your writing that you’ve never been asked before?  

Katie - Only that I feel truly blessed to get to do what I do and I work hard to give readers the best story that I possibly can. 

Mason - What can readers look forward to next from you?  

Katie - FLIRTING WITH TEXAS comes out July 2013. The story is about Beau, Brant’s little brother, and Jenna Jay, a character from my first book, GOING COWBOY CRAZY. I had great fun putting these two together.

Katie, thanks for joining us and giving us a look at how this book came about. Now I have that title song in my head. For more on Katie and her writing, visit her website.

In addition to TROUBLE IN TEXAS, Katie also has HUNK FOR HOLIDAYS out in time for the season’s enjoyment. Here’s a brief synopsis of it: 

Always putting business before pleasure, Cassie McPherson works hard for her family's construction business. That might explain why she doesn't have a date for the company Christmas party. But it doesn't quite explain why she's crazy enough to hire an escort for the event or - crazier still - why she's dying to unwrap him like a present . . .

Thanks everyone for stopping by today. Do you enjoy reading books where the main character may seem one way on the surface, but is more sensitive and caring when their true nature is revealed?