Blue water and Men in Blue. They have something in common right? Okay, not much but… I’m still on vacation! And the third Men in Blue book is out in two short days. I hope you’ll check out Jeremy and Lily’s story. In the meantime… here’s some pretty pictures from Hawaii. Today we explored the North Shore. Tomorrow it’s off to Kauai! Remember to leave a comment to be entered into my release day contest for a souvenir from my trip 
So, I hope you’ll forgive me for not being so organized about having release day fun for Mistress’s Master. It comes out Tuesday (and is already up for pre-sale at Samhain, Amazon & B&N) by the way! I’m thrilled for the next installment in the Men in Blue series, please don’t doubt that. BUT… I’m on vacation! In Hawaii. And despite my best intentions, I’m guessing I might not be as diligent about posting the character interviews and contests I had planned.
So instead, I’m going to post some of the highlights of my trip and I’ll choose one commenter on the posts from now until release day to win a souvenir from Hawaii Sound like fun? Good.
Day 1 – We arrived in Honolulu yesterday at 2:30 local time. Despite a long day of flying we hit Waikiki beach right away and tested our snorkel gear before wandering into a Japanese street fair (where I got an ENORMOUS cotton candy, I knew this was paradise) and then watched fireworks over the ocean. Here are a few pictures. Now it’s off to Hanauma Nature Preserve then to Pearl Harbor. See you all tomorrow!
Okay, so I won’t reveal exactly why but I hope you’ll find out for yourself. You see, it happened when I read Cari’s awesome book, Provoke Me. Provoke Me is the second in her Unveiled series from Ellora’s Cave. I also read Reveal Me and loved that one too. I sent Cari an email gushing over it when I finished but couldn’t stop reading long enough to post to my blog about it before picking up book two. PS… If you are my editor and you are reading this, I promise I was hard at work on Devon’s Pair (Powertools #4) not goofing off, reading.
I also wanted to give a big shout out to Cari’s editor Jillian Bell. Both of the books were exceptionally clean. I didn’t notice a single typo in Reveal Me, which is something I can’t say for most books I’ve read lately (including my own, yipes).
So, long story short… If you’re looking for a hot, contemporary romance, give this one a shot. Plus it’s about people who work in a book store, what’s not to love about that?
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
As much as I enjoy writing, my books would really just be stories on my laptop if not for all of you readers. Every time someone sends me a simple note or an elaborate explanation of why they love something I’ve written I can’t tell you how much it means. The only thing better than chatting with readers online or through the mail is meeting them at conferences. I’ve met so many people that I keep in constant contact with through these great parties that I look forward to each one more and more. Seeing friendly faces and meeting new people is the highlight of my year.
SO… I wanted to tell you all about one of my favorite events. Lora Leigh’s Reader Appreciation Weekend is a blast. It’s a big party for people like us, who love to read! One of the first erotic romances I ever stumbled across was Marly’s Choice. And ever since then there was no turning back. I can’t tell you what a privilege is it to talk to some of my absolute favorite authors (Shayla Black and Mari Carr I’m looking at you too!).
Hey, I’m a reader first! I’ve been to this event the past two years and it’s always great fun. There’s a PJ party and a masquerade. Don’t worry, if you’re not comfortable dressing up you can wear regular clothes, no worries. But this year I’m thinking of going all out since I skimped on the costumes at RT. What do you think? I’ll be pairing it with a feathery mask in true masquerade ball style (but you can wear any costume you like or none at all… well… you have to wear SOMETHING but it can be whatever you like).
And this year the event is going to be at a really great-looking resort in Maryland, the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort, from October 27th-30th. I can’t wait. You know why? The best new add to the schedule in my opinion is SMORES night. That’s right. Marshmallows. Mmmmm.
Okay, if that hasn’t convinced you then I’m not sure what will. Authors, books, raffles, SMORES, costume parties, goodies, and lots more are waiting. Come on over to Lora Leigh’s Reader Appreciation Weekend. Confirmed authors are listed on their site along with all the details you need to register. You can check it out here.
I’ll leave you with a snapshot from last year. Cause you have to love these readers! I hope to see you again or meet you there. Only 11 weeks left to go!
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
How fun!!! Daydrmz Blogg interviewed Jeremy Radisson from the Men in Blue series. His book will be out next month and you can get a sneak peek there plus a chance to win the first book in the series. Go check it out as part of the Perfect Man competition they’re holding.
How great is this? On the Heat Wave reader yahoo loop today one of our cool reader friends, Susan, shared a link to Kindlegraph. It’s a site set up to allow you to get your Kindle books electronically signed by authors. Here’s how it works. You go to Evan’s site (he’s the guy who invented Kindlegraph!) and find a book you have. Actually I think as long as you have a kindle you don’t have to own the book to score a Kindlegraph but I haven’t tested that theory out yet. You can do this by searching or by clicking on the link in the header that says authors to see who’s playing. After that you click the button that says request a Kindlegraph. Or you can go direct to my page on their site if you’d like me to sign something. Easy peasy.
On the author side, we see a the person’s name and a little box opens for us to type in a note then sign away using our electronic signature. So far I’ve requested a bunch of my favorite authors. I’m hoping you’ll try it out. No more having to wait for conferences or send me a SASE to my PO Box for an autographed goodie (though you’re still welcome to do that, the address is on my contact me page). Now you can get a pretty instant note direct from the author on your Kindle. Sweet!
Happy reading and Kindlegraph collecting,
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
So this morning I’m working on the print galley for Razor’s Edge (YEY!!!!). In the hunt for any reviews to highlight in the fore matter of the book I ran across a 4 1/2 wine glass review for Dream Machine on I Read Romance that might be my new favorite. I’m adding a quote and link to book page on my website but you can check out the full thing here!
In the meantime, here’s a snippet of my favorite parts, “Oh, my stars and stripes. This story is a conflagration. I was hooked from the very first page, which didn’t start with the love interests, but a conversation between two men who’ve known each other for a long time. They’re discussing the experiment that is the basis for everything that happens in this story. And, boy, is it a doozy.
When you read a lot of romance novels, like I do, you tend to become blasé about the sexual encounters of characters. Oooh, he’s dominant, she’s a natural submissive. So what? He’s hung like a moose and she’s practically a virgin. Big deal! But the way Ms. Rylon approaches every encounter, with the freshness and vividness of first-time occurrences – for both characters – grabs the reader’s attention and holds it firmly in her grasp. I’m still trying to calm my pulse from the last two or three intimate scenes (heck, all of them). Then you add the natural reluctance of characters to share their feelings for fear of rejection, and you have a rich bouquet of emotions and dialog that enhance the overall experience.”
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
July 17th,2011
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Come on over to the Smutketeers blog where we’re in the last round of Smutketeer Idol for a never before seen excerpt of Mistress’s Master (Men in Blue 3) and vote for your favorite! I sure would enjoy this tiara!
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
This is a big week for me! In addition to the brand spanking new release in print of Cougarlicious (a Cougar Challenge anthology including Shifting Gears…see post below this one!), Tuesday, July 12 marks the release of Southern Comfort, book two in the Compass Brothers series. To celebrate, Mari Carr and I are planning an all-day event and there are several ways you can play along. One party participant will win a $25 gift card to Amazon.
1. Twitter-fest. All day on Twitter, we will post 140 character quotes from Northern Exposure and Southern Comfort. Simply RT the quotes to have your name thrown in the hat for the prize.
2. “Pass it on, Southern Comfort-style” on your blog. Simply post the cover, blurb, and buy link on your blog and send me the link via email (contact@jaynerylon.com) and your name will be thrown in the hat again!
3. We’ll also be sharing quotes on Facebook, but unfortunately they don’t allow contests on their site. Hope you’ll visit us there too!
Southern Comfort by Mari Carr and Jayne Rylon
Caught between desire and a promise…
Compass Brothers, Book 2
Seth Compton knew from the first that his boss’s daughter was all wrong for him. She was too feisty, too damned independent and, at seven years his junior, too damned young. When she comes home with a college diploma and fiancé on her arm, though, he can’t quite remember all the reasons he held her at arm’s length.
It’s not just his jeans-tightening reaction to her all-grown-up curves. Something doesn’t feel right about her impending marriage, and he won’t rest until he’s stopped her from making the biggest mistake of her life.
The morning after her wild bachelorette party, Jody expected a hangover. The surprise? Waking up tied to a bed with sexy-as-sin Seth. He’s got some wild idea about proving they belong together, but she’s not buying it. Besides, she has a promise to keep that’s too close to her heart to risk, especially not with a man who, until now, made his disinterest plain.
No one ever said Seth backed down from a challenge. She’s going to make him work for it? No problem. Luckily for him, he has plenty of rope…
Product Warnings
This story contains a bondage lovin’ cowboy who kidnaps and hogties a cowgirl to his bed and does all sorts of naughty things to her. Fun, right?
I’m thrilled to share my latest print anthology available now from B&N here! I loooove the cover! It popped up on B&N today so it will likely appear at Amazon and Ellora’s Cave soon. For now, you can buy from B&N like I did–don’t laugh!–or check out the awesome cover of Cougarlicious, which features my second Cougar Challenge book, Shifting Gears (sequel to Driven), along with fantastic stories by Cerise Deland and Amber Skyze.
Contains Shifting Gears, sequel to Driven (part of the Needing A Cougar print anthology)
Mark envies his friend Bastian and the Cougar who tamed him. For years he’s had his eye on a sexy, older, married woman. Despite his and Bastian’s sharing women, he refuses to poach outside his steamy fantasies.
Sloan travels with the race car drivers as the league’s publicist. Living abroad can be lonely, especially when touring somewhere like China—where beautiful landscapes surround them but language and cultural barriers are high. Until she meets Lynn, who shares her love of erotic romances. In Lynn, she gains more than a friend—because sexy-as-sin navigator Mark is never far from the Cougar and her fiancé, making Sloan wonder if it’s time rejoin the dating scene after a nasty divorce.
When Lynn notices the chemistry between Mark and Sloan, she issues the Cougar Challenge. Sloan expected fantastic sex. But she never imagined her relationship with Mark would empower him to explore the sexual tension building between him and Bastian…
Four friends, two couples…one night none of them will forget.
Reader Advisory: If you didn’t guess from that last line, this story contains a sizzling f/m/m/f ménage.
This Cougar Challenge anthology also includes:
Hat Trick by Cerise Deland
Fit, fab and forty-five, Belle Sterling chomps at the bit to accept the Cougar Challenge. But finding a younger man in her one-horse Texas town is one giant problem—until two scrumptious men stroll into her office.
Gage Wagner and Trey Sandoval have been best buddies since college and know how to share…everything. When they meet luscious Belle, they know she needs the good lovin’ two men can provide…together.
Belle’s a regular gal and putting two men in her saddle seems like a dream. Then she tries it. More than once.
Gettin’ Lucky by Amber Skyze
Marcy Brown can’t get enough of Lucky, her massage therapist. Lucky’s fingers always linger dangerously close to…sensitive areas, and ignite a fire she can’t ignore. Marcy isn’t looking for a relationship, but a friend with benefits would be right up her alley. The women of her fave blog, Tempt the Cougar, swear by younger men, but Marcy doesn’t want to train someone. She wants a man who can give her orgasm after orgasm.
Lucky offers to be her secret lover and help her realize all her fantasies. With Lucky, Marcy discovers the thrill of sexual positions and taboos she’s been missing out on—up to and including sex with two gorgeous men at once.
All bets are off when this Cougar is challenged to get her growl on.
Happy Reading!
Jayne
www.jaynerylon.com
July 10th,2011
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