Take Me I'm Yours

Re-Launch of Take Me, I’m Yours

June 23, 2015 By Michelle

04-TakeMeImYours Another re-launch! Another new cover art! Here is book four in the Coffee House Chronicles. And COMING SOON: The Coffee House Chronicles Collection! Stay tuned.

Now Available:
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Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

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Even painters need inspiration from time to time

Marion Parker is mending a broken heart. When her fiancé leaves her at the altar on their wedding day, she picks up the pieces and tries to get on with her life. Not interested in dating, she finds solace in her work at the gym and painting lessons. She vows to bubble-wrap her heart to protect it from ever shattering again.

Ladies’ man and painter extraordinaire Graeme Butler has never fallen in love. As a local celebrity in the art world, he can have any woman he chooses. Yet the one he really wants has eluded him for years…until a chance encounter brings Marion and Graeme together, giving him his shot at having the woman of his dreams…and drawings.

Marion finds something alluring and endearing about Graeme and she quickly discovers her shattered heart is slowly mending. But the closer they get, the more her ex-fiancé tries to pull them apart with lies and deception. She will have to accept Graeme for who he is if she expects him to return her love. Faced to choose between him and her ex, will she see the real Graeme and fall hopelessly in love with him?

#SnippetSunday for June 30, 2013

June 30, 2013 By Michelle

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He took a step toward her, as if he had to prove he wasn’t that kind of man. That he wasn’t the kind of man who disposed of women as easily as disposing a paper coffee cup. Her gaze never left his, her soft brown eyes wide as he came close. He could smell her perfume on the wind, hear the flutter of her breath as he neared.

He reached for her, sweeping his hand through her hair before resting it on her neck and leaning in. Her lips parted in anticipation and he knew she wouldn’t stop him.

His mouth landed on hers, gently tasting the sweet recess of her mouth. She leaned against him, one hand on his chest and he could hear her inhale. Their lips touched, softly, as they kissed each other for the first time. She yielded to him easily, her mouth only slightly parted. He dipped his tongue inside, sweeping the length of her bottom lip.

Graeme didn’t linger there. He released her as quickly as he had taken hold of her, his hand still resting on her neck as he gazed down at her.

“There,” he said, his voice barely audible. “I can’t tell you how long I’ve waited to do that.”

He flashed his best winning smile. He could see the pulse beating quickly in her delicate throat. His thumb swept over it, paused on the wild flutter against his skin. So…his kiss had affected her too.

Snippet Sunday for May 26, 2013

May 26, 2013 By Michelle

Today’s snippet is from my re-release of Take Me I’m Yours!

“Aren’t you going to an awful lot of trouble for a faked run-in?” Delilah gave her a once over as she stood behind her.

Delilah was dressed to kill in her best Chanel black dress and Christian Louboutin satin pink four-inch heels. She completed the outfit by carrying her favorite Prada handbag. She wore a simple string of pearls and no earrings and all that strawberry blonde hair hung in gorgeous silky waves over her shoulders.

She was stunning.

“How come you always look better than me?” Marion complained.

Compared to Delilah, Marion was a low-end fashion diva. While she loved shoes and clothes as much as her best friend, she could never bring herself to spend five hundred dollars on a pair of shoes or a handbag. She chose her bargains wisely.

“I tried to loan you my Dolce and Gabbana dress but you wouldn’t have it.”

Release Day: Take Me I’m Yours, Hot Contemporary Romance

May 24, 2013 By Michelle

Hello, beautiful readers!

Available at Amazon!

It’s release day for TAKE ME I’M YOURS! This is a re-release of the third novella in my Coffee House Chronicles. You don’t have to read the other two books in the series to get this (but it does allow for a richer reading experience). This is the story of Graeme and Marion.

Today I’m giving away ONE copy to a lucky reader. Leave a comment at the end of this post by midnight Monday, May 27 (Central time) and then I’ll put your name in the hat for a drawing. Winner will be notified by email so be sure to include your email address!

Even painters need inspiration from time to time

Marion Parker is mending a broken heart. When her fiancé leaves her at the altar on their wedding day, she picks up the pieces and tries to get on with her life. Not interested in dating, she finds solace in her work at the gym and painting lessons. She vows to bubble-wrap her heart to protect it from ever shattering again.

Ladies’ man and painter extraordinaire Graeme Butler has never fallen in love. As a local celebrity in the art world, he can have any woman he chooses. Yet the one he really wants has eluded him for years…until a chance encounter brings Marion and Graeme together, giving him his shot at having the woman of his dreams…and drawings.

Marion finds something alluring and endearing about Graeme and she quickly discovers her shattered heart is slowly mending. But the closer they get, the more her ex-fiancé tries to pull them apart with lies and deception. She will have to accept Graeme for who is he if she expects him to return her love. Faced to choose between him and her ex, will she see real Graeme and fall hopeless in love with him?

Cover Reveal: Take Me I’m Yours, a Hot Contemporary Romance

May 23, 2013 By Michelle

TADA!

On May 24, I will be re-releasing the third book in my Coffee House Chronicles! Take Me I’m Yours in an erotic contemporary romance with a super hot painter. I love Graeme. He’s delish.

Here’s the blurb:

Even painters need inspiration from time to time

Marion Parker is mending a broken heart. When her fiancé leaves her at the altar on their wedding day, she picks up the pieces and tries to get on with her life. Not interested in dating, she finds solace in her work at the gym and painting lessons. She vows to bubble-wrap her heart to protect it from ever shattering again.

Ladies man and painter extraordinaire Graeme Butler has never fallen in love. As a local celebrity in the art world, he can have any woman he chooses. Yet the one he really wants has eluded him for years…until a chance encounter brings Marion and Graeme together, giving him his shot at having the woman of his dreams…and drawings.

Marion finds something alluring and endearing about Graeme and she quickly discovers her shattered heart is slowly mending. But the closer they get, the more her ex-fiancé, Ethan, tries to pull them apart with lies and deception…or are they? She will have to accept Graeme for who is he if she expects him to return her love. Faced to choose between him and Ethan—who wants her for his own nefarious reasons— will she see real Graeme and allow herself to fall hopeless in love with him? Or will she fall prey once again to Ethan’s charms?

Stay tuned for buy links!

A New Review

June 11, 2009 By Michelle

This is going to be a really short, quick entry today. I’m writing this the night before since I won’t have time in the morning and I’m drop-dead exhausted.

First – I’m up to 5000 words on the new WIP. The first 18 pages are jam-packed with action and I love, love, love the characters and the story so far. A few times I even giggled at myself. It’s always nice to have fun writing, isn’t it?

Second – I have a new review for TAKE ME I’M YOURS. Finally! I got 4 stars from CataRomance.

“This is a romance that is passionate and lusty while being sweet and sassy. The characters can be a contradiction of terms but they never deviate from their goals and desires. This is a love story that one will happily fall for.”

If you’d like to read the whole thing, check it out here!

And Third – I just ordered the COOLEST book from BN.Com with my birthday gift card. I can’t wait to get it! I think it’s really going to add some zip to my writing. Especially the current WIP. It’s called Ka-Boom! A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia by Kevin Taylor. Yeah, say that five times fast! You can get the book and more info here.

Yeah, I’m boring today. Sorry about that.

Draining

May 22, 2009 By Michelle

First! An announcement. The new trailer for Take Me I’m Yours is ready and available for viewing! The embedded trailer will follow at the end of this post. 🙂

What a draining week. I’ve been so busy trying to get caught up that it’s already Friday and I’m looking at the aftermath in my house. I need to get by the bank today and the store for envelopes. I still have those thank you cards to get in the mail. But I have Birthday #3 out of the way this month (and I’m going to ignore my upcoming birthday…) so I think I can finally get back on track with the more important things.

Next week is the last week of school. The kid is having End-Of-Year-Itis that’s for sure. Yesterday the school nurse called me because he had been in the clinic for about 15 mins (I hadn’t even finished my first cup of coffee for crying out loud) complaining of a stomach ache. I had to leave work to go pick him up. He had an upset stomach and some bad allergies so I got him some meds and took him to his grandparents for the day. He immediately curled up on Grandma’s lap. By the time I got there to pick him up he was all better. Uh huh.

I’m sure he really didn’t feel good – we had a little “accident” if you will in the morning which was NOT FUN. Kids really are gross sometimes. When they’re small, it’s forgiveable. But when they know better, it’s not.

And lately bedtime has been a big chore. He doesn’t want to get to sleep when he’s supposed to. He’s up and down a lot. This is a new bad habit and it drives me up the wall.

But anyway… got some news yesterday too that wasn’t surprising but still kind of sad. It’s going to be an interesting next few weeks.

I didn’t feel like cooking last night either. I had some paperwork to catch up on for the chapter, checks to write, laundry to do, litter box to clean (I got some new litter that’s “all natrual” so we’ll see how that works out). I was a bad Mom and cooked a frozen pizza. Then we had cookies. I sat outside for a bit to enjor the nice weather and chatted on the phone to Man (he’s working late) and then put the kid int he tub and in the bed.

By the I was exhausted. All the events of the last week or so have finally caught up to me so I called it a night and turned in. Sometimes you have to do that every now and then.

I did get some other writing-related stuff done which was good. Still tweaking the manuscript, synopsis and letter. I’m getting closer to taking that plunge…

This weekend we’re going to the movies, just me and the kid. I’m really looking forward to it. Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend and I’ll catch ya here later. I might get the bug and blog this weekend. 😉

Happy Friday! Oh and enjoy the trailer. 🙂

Deep Edits

May 6, 2009 By Michelle

Congrats to Debbie L! Winner of TAKE ME I’M YOURS!

If you didn’t win, don’t despair. You still have another chance to win a copy. Just check out the Reader Stimulus Plan. 😉

I’m blogging today at the Samhain blog at 9:00 am if you’re so inclined.

This month, I’m taking Margie Lawson’s Deep Edits workshop. I have to admit, I’ve already learned a lot in only the first two lectures. And we still have a few more weeks to go!

One of the things Margie talks about is how to “backload” your sentences and paragraphs. I actually applied what I learned from that to writing my query. Since I’m getting ready to send out queries, I figured it would be a good time for that.

I agonized over every single word. I made sure that every sentence ended with a punch. I’m still not sure about the turn out, especially since I haven’t sent it out to my trusty readers. But after reading the query over and over and out loud, I think it actually sounds a lot better. I hope it’s enough to get me a request.

Of course, that’s hopeful thinking, isn’t it? LOL

And unfortunately I’m going to have to cut this off short today. My hand is killing me (still have that injury) and I’m having a hard time typing without typos. Yeah, it hurts. I suspect it has something to do with the crummy weather (more rain today – blah!) plus the fact that it hasn’t quite healed up yet. Durn thing.

At least it’s Hump Day.

The Reader Stimulus Plan

May 5, 2009 By Michelle

Hey, even we authors aren’t above giving our readers a Stimulus. 😉

Fellow Samhain author, Misty Evans, and I have launched into a new endeavor and we need your help. Yes, you. Help us name our characters and our story! Now you’re probably scratching your head and saying to yourself, “How can I help two fun ladies name their characters and story?” I’ll tell you how. Get thee to our survey by clicking HERE:

http://tinyurl.com/c8gesy

and voting for your favorite name for our Hero, Heroine and Story Title. What’s in it for you? Oh, boy, do we have a treat for you! We’ll enter you into a drawing to win a copy of Misty’s I’d Rather Be In Paris or a copy of Take Me I’m Yours by yours truly. That’s two readers, twice the fun. Voting deadline is Midnight CST, May 31, 2009. So, you know, you have a while.

But wait! There’s more!

Once we have names and a title, we’ll begin writing the story and putting it into our newsletters for your reading pleasure. How about that? A free story PLUS you get the added enjoyment of knowing you helped us out. And you could win a free book in the process. Isn’t that fun? 😉 The only catch is, you have to be a subscriber to BOTH our newsletters to get the entire story. Sneaky, aren’t we? To sign up, send an email to Misty by clicking here or to me by clicking here with the subject NEWSLETTER SIGNUP.

Hope you’ll come play with us and get in on the fun. Because trust me when I say it’s going to be one heckuva story.

Come on… you KNOW you want to!

Here’s a little blurb about the story:

About our story:

Super Agent meets Super Hero. He can save the world, but can she save him?

Heroine is on a mission to stop her own government from building an army of clones. The only problem is this FBI agent’s on probation. No badge, no gun, no partner. Taking matters into her own hands, she goes undercover as a runway model during New York’s Fashion Week, and finds she can’t keep her eyes off the shoes or the sexy Armani-suit-wearing man who’s in a bit of trouble himself. She trips, breaks a heel, and falls face first…into his lap. Not only does she stumble onto one of the sexiest and most eligible bachelors in New York, she also stumbles onto one of the biggest undercover jobs of her career.

Hero is the typical New York bachelor on the surface, but he has a secret only one other person knows about. He and his buddy, a microbiologist, have discovered a cure for cancer-and it all lies in Hero’s genetic code. The mutation gives him the ability to regenerate quickly, giving him immortality. His secret, however, doesn’t remain a secret for long when his buddy is murdered in cold blood and the killers are now after him, intent on stealing the research-and his DNA-to build their own dark immortal army.

And the only one who can help him comes in a five-foot-ten package labeled Sex Goddess: Keep Out.