For this SUPER huge, SUPER awesome giveaway, I get to be an incredibly lucky duck and host not only one of my favorite people, but one of my favorite authors:
Rachel Harris!
She wrote this fantabulous book that I'm sure I've told you about called Taste the Heat. It is...yeah. I heart it. A LOT.
Check it out real quick!
Taste the Heat by Rachel Harris
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Publisher: Entangled: Bliss
Series: Love and Games #1
Description from Goodreads:
One sexy fire captain. One Cajun chef, One combustible kitchen…
When chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she doesn’t want to taste. Colby is counting down the days till she can leave the place where her distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.
Fire captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. He knows he should focus on finding the perfect mother for his daughter, but when he first sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason doesn’t want to say no.
As their relationship grows more intense, Colby finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of getting burned?
When chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she doesn’t want to taste. Colby is counting down the days till she can leave the place where her distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.
Fire captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. He knows he should focus on finding the perfect mother for his daughter, but when he first sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason doesn’t want to say no.
As their relationship grows more intense, Colby finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of getting burned?
And now I have a super awesome excerpt to share from Taste the Heat! Eeep!
Excerpt:
Colby inhaled
deeply, trying to get a hint of what Jason cooked. Not picking anything up, she
asked, “What’s for dinner?”
A muscle clenching
and unclenching in his jaw was her only clue—and not much of one—before he
said, “That’s a surprise.”
Curious, she let
him pull her farther inside. But instead of heading toward the dining room as
she’d expected, or even toward the more intimate kitchen table, he led her into
the living room. He gently backed her against the leather sofa. “Take a seat.”
Okay. No need for concern here, she told herself, sinking into the soft
cushions. Just because she absolutely hated surprises, didn’t trust them, and
hadn’t had a good one since her life fell apart twelve years ago, she didn’t
need to go mental. This was a date, and dates were supposed to be fun.
Spontaneous. She could go with the flow.
Besides, it was
possible he wanted to talk before they ate. Or watch a movie, breaking out the
TV trays like they did when they were kids. She could handle that. It wasn’t
romantic, but she didn’t need romance. She and Jason were just two old friends
hanging out, throwing in some much needed benefits, and getting their freak on.
Do people still even say that?
Colby shook her
head, her inner-monologue only confirming how long it had been for her. And how
badly she needed this. She put on her sexiest smile and glanced up at him,
feeling it freeze on her face when she glimpsed the object in his hands.
A black silk blindfold.
Now that was the type of surprise she could
get behind.
“And the night
takes a turn for the intriguing.” She bit her lower lip as Jason started
rubbing the soft material between his long, work-roughened fingers. She cleared
her throat and asked, “But shouldn’t we eat first? You know, shore up our
strength?”
Jason chuckled.
“This is for eating.” At her nose
crinkle of confusion, he sank to his knees in front of her. “I’m going to feed
you blindfolded.”
Oh my.
She didn’t know
what she had expected from tonight, but this certainly wasn’t it. Not that she
was complaining. She knew very well how sensual food could be. And how turning
off one sense heightened all the others. Colby swallowed hard as Jason leaned
forward, gently stretching the elastic band of the blindfold.
“Do you mind?” His
voice was a husky whisper at her ear. All she could manage was a small shake of
her head. Already her pulse was taking flight and heat was pooling in her
belly.
What will it be like later? Was it
possible to self-combust from anticipation alone?
He chuckled
lightly under his breath, most likely hearing the pant of her breath. She’d be
embarrassed if she weren’t so damn excited. As he secured the band around her
head, the spicy scent of his aftershave flooded her senses, making everything
electric. Goose bumps skittered down her spine as his palm smoothed the back of
her hair. Just before tugging the silky material over her eyes, Jason looked
into them and said, “Bon appétit,
Chef.”
A pop of a joint
and the rustle of fabric told Colby that he was moving. The pad of his
footsteps on the carpet grew faint, letting her know he was walking away,
probably into the kitchen to get their dinner. She still couldn’t pick up any
scents, but then, the thrum of expectation coursing through her body made it
hard to concentrate. Soon those same soft footsteps returned, growing louder as
Jason neared. “I hope you don’t mind, but I outsourced dinner. This is a
three-course tasting.”
She stopped herself
from saying that all she wanted to taste at that moment was him. The admission seemed a bit over the
top—even if it was the truth. Instead, she said, “Can’t wait to see what you
brought me.”
The sounds of
preparations stilled and then the warmth of Jason’s hands pressed on her
thighs. “Colby, before we start, I just want you to know that I care about you.
And all I ask is that you trust me.”
“I do trust you.” Right now, in this moment,
she couldn’t think of anyone she trusted more.
He squeezed the
sides of her legs and moved away, taking the heat of his skin along with him. A
clink of glass meeting glass then, “Open your mouth and suck.”
Colby barked a
laugh. The teasing tone of his voice told her he knew exactly how that had
sounded. “So that’s how you’re gonna play it, huh?”
His seductive whisper came at her ear. “Gotta keep you
on your toes.”
About the Author:
Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, where she
watched soap operas with her grandmother and stayed up late sneak reading her
mama’s favorite romance novels. Now a Cajun cowgirl living in Houston, she
still stays up way too late reading her favorite romances, only now, she can do
so openly. She firmly believes life’s problems can be solved with a hot,
powdered-sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming
at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain
situations.
When
not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling romance, she
homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches reality television with her
amazing husband. Taste The
Heat is her adult romance
debut. She’s the author of MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY and A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES, and she has SEVEN contracted books, YA, NA, and Adult,
publishing in the next twelve months.
She loves hearing from
readers and can be found on Twitter (where she lives), her Facebook page, or at her Website.
Giveaway!
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AND
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♥Jessica(:
Jessica!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting me for this stop :) You know how much I adore you, but I'll say it again...I FREAKING ADORE YOU!
Love ya, girl
Rachel
awesome giveaway! And sounds like an amazing book Rachel! Can't wait to read it :D
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Rachel! :)
ReplyDeleteAn amazing giveaway - and the name is so fitting :)
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