Re-thinking Santa…

What do you think of the cover for Unbreakable? Is he lickable or what? I think we all know why she’s smiling and it’s got nothing to do with Tim Tams. Unbreakable is one of the Oh Yum! – older woman, younger man – series released in May 2008 through Ellora’s Cave.

The blurb…

India Blake needs to pass an ethics course to get a promotion at her job. The other students are twenty years younger than her and the course bores her to tears. The only thing that keeps her returning to class is the lecturer. He is sex on a stick. It’s a shame he’s too young for her.

Dashiel Lombard has had his eye on India since she joined his class. He knows the sexy red head isn’t the slightest bit interested in learning. But he has a thing or two he plans to teach her outside of the classroom. He has a proposition for her.

Total submission and giving into lust is one thing but falling in love with a younger man was the last thing India expected. Is this real or all part of the fantasy of being with Dash?


Seriously?

"He knows when you are sleeping he knows when you’re awake "– seriously, is it just me or is Santa Claus is Coming to Town a creepy-arsed song? How does he know if you are awake or not or what you’re doing in your bed? Is he peeping through a window or is he some demonic presence that is unseen in your bedroom? Can he see into your bathroom as well? Do I reeealllly want a present from peeping Santa’s hands?

"He knows when you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake" - what sort of pressure is that? Is he a benevolent soul or a call centre team leader…I mean a Nazi task master that will reward you if you do things his way? Maybe Santa is a dom and he likes to make people submit to his will. And just what does he consider bad? And does he want you to be bad? Tell Santa what a naughty girl you’ve been this year and I’ll give you a body shaking orga…um…er…orange.

"Making a list of who’s been naughty or nice" …he has a list???? So while he’s peeping he writing about it? Who is he Big Brother?

"You better not cry you better not pout"… geeze, so you can’t express any emotion but happiness and goodness? What about fear when you see him peeking in the window? Is it politically correct to poke Santa in the eyes or kneecap him like you could any other intruder?

There is something very wrong when a bearded, ‘jolly’ fat man dressed in red who plays with reindeers is deciding who gets presents. And don’t get me started on Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer…


A Mad About Mirabelle moment….

“Do you want me?” Mirabelle did not want to beg the man…unless she really had to. Sex crazed or not she still had a few principles left. However the begging thing had turned out quite well in the limo.
“Miss Mirabelle I’d want you if I was gasping my last breath.” Flynn pulled her toward the door. “Come with me. I know where condoms be,” Flynn responded in his best pirate voice as he headed to the guest bedroom he was yet to use. He stopped suddenly at the sound of someone coming toward them. “Fuck! It’s Lila!” They were both naked. Flynn looked around wildly and pulled open the first door her saw.
“Ah, the old hide the naked people in the broom closet trick.” Mirabelle pushed a broom out of the way as he shut the door quickly on them. She giggled softly as she stumbled against the vacuum cleaner.

Do they clean stuff in the closet while they’re there? Check supplies or other stuff? Does what happens in the closet stay in the closet…hmmmm?

Released 19th December at Ellora’s Cave

Just finished reading –
Cherished Destinies – by Anny Cook -
http://www.ellorascave.com/AuthorsBooks.asp?AuthorCode=ACoo
Boji Stones – by Sandra Cox -
http://www.cerridwenpress.com/AuthorsBooks.asp?AuthorCode=SCox
Amarinda Rating for both: Frigging excellent

Anny has the thrilling what-could-possibly-happen-next instalment of the blog serial on www.annycook.blogspot.com. Kelly has either the meaning of life, the cost of fruit or the joys of collecting bottle tops on www.kkirch.blogspot.com. And check out http://www.totalebound.blogspot.com Dakota Rebel is talking dirty…such a shocker that…


Nope, I don’t have the clue today but someone
on the list below does – seek and ye shall find.

Do you want to win some fantastic holiday reading? Of course you do. If so come celebrate the Twelve days of Romance with 12 authors from Ellora's Cave, Wild Rose Press, Total-E-Bound and Cerridwen Press. Each day beginning December 8th and running through December 19th one of the twelve authors will tell what their "True love gave to them" on either their blog or website.Collect all twelve answers and e-mail them to anny@annycook.com with 12 days of Romance in the subject line to win some great books.

There will be three lucky winners. The prizes –1st prize--6 books, 2nd prize--4 books, 3rd prize--2 books. All books and prize winners will be drawn randomly

Anny Cook Winter Hearts
Sandra Cox Boji Stones
Bronwyn Green Ronan's Grail
Heather Hiestand Cards Never Lie
Barbara Huffert Deal of a Lifetime
Amarinda Jones Mad About Mirabelle
Kelly Kirch Time for Love
Cindy Spencer Pape Cowboy's Christmas Bride
Brynn Paulin Fallen
Jacquéline Roth Access Denied
KZ Snow Mrs. Claws
Lacey Thorn Earth Moves

All answers must be received no later than the stroke of midnight 21st December (Northern hemisphere time) or worlds collide and you don’t want to be responsible for that now do you?

www.freewebs.com/amarindajones/
Go ahead: Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for?

Days of our Lives....

I was speaking to Ethel today. We needed to get our stories straight for something so if questioned we both said the same thing. Yes, of course it could be called lying but I prefer to use the term the ’mutual response approach.’ Anyway, we got to talking about the bad old days at our old job at Promptel, no, not the company’s real name. If I speak the real name, the devil appears and tries to claim me as one of his own…oh, wait that happened last Thursday. Actually, I think it’s more like a plague of locusts appear. That’s right. Devil – locusts – easy to mix up. Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, Promptel. It is a phone company that I worked at for many years – 13 and a half horrible years. Why did I hack it that long? The pesky mortgage and I was hanging out for what we called the Big R or sometimes the big arse – Redundancy. I still hear angels sing when I hear that word. Next to biting into a Tim Tam a redundancy is a beautiful thing. In our last year of Promptel, Ethel, Katie and myself talked about redundancy every single day at work. We were obsessed. We badgered management constantly about it. They denied it at all turns. There is the one infamous moments(there were a few) in my Promptel career when I asked the head of Promptel in a big meeting when they were going to announce redundancies as we needed to know fact as opposed to rumour. This, as you can imagine, went over like a led balloon as that was the last thing they wanted to discuss with staff. I was basically given the death stare and told to shut up. That answered my question in itself so I as happy.

So when the joyous day came and redundancies were announced we were hysterical with glee. We got to escape with money! God knows we deserved it. The thing was though, Promptel, in its infantile wisdom, decided to make the staff work at proving why they needed to be made redundant. This was no effort for me, Katie or Ethel. We had been driving Promptel to the point of insanity in the previous 12 months. We had to be on the top of their hit list. Still, we had to go through the ‘selection’ interview. This is a brief snapshot how mine went with the Centre manager Pee Wee, no, not his real name but deadly accurate all the same.

PW – I have to officially ask you Amarinda – do you want a redundancy? (Big sigh he knew the answer)
A – Hell yes and for the record and does a chicken have lips?
PW – Every word of this conversation gets recorded Amarinda. Do you want that on your record?
A – Sure why not. (3rd party recording interview giggled)
PW – Going by your record you are not a team player, you don’t pay attention to the stats you are supposed to get and you do not adhere to set break times
A – Uh huh and you’re point is?


PW – You are also demanding and obstructive to management
A – Yep, and don’t forget incorrigible
PW – And yet Amarinda for all that somehow your phone work is excellent
A – Well I cheat
PW – How?
(I told him – smirk from recorder, blood vessel ready to burst in PW’s head)
PW – You know I want to get rid of you
A – For once we agree on something. Where do I sign?
PW – There is a 2 week cooling off period
A – I’m not sweaty. Where’s the pen?
PW – I am happy to give you a reference
A - (hysterical laughter) Oh wow, you’re serious or maybe drunk?
PW – I think you would be surprised what I would say about you.
A – Honey, nothing surprises me.

That’s how I escaped Promptel. Katie was happily pushed out and Ethel was gone after a messy battle. Am I proud that I drove them nuts? Well of course, only I could have done it so well.

Five fast ones with author Sandra Cox…..
1. What star sign are you? Name one fabulous characteristic of this sign.
Capricorn. Tenacious.

2. Aliens surround your house during your favourite TV show. You are in grave danger. Do you turn up the sound? Grab your laptop and start taking notes for your next book? Or do you turn off the lights and pretend you’re not at home? Or none of the above?
Alas I don't have a laptop so I would grab the notebook sitting beside the bed and start taking copious notes

3. My favourite food is….because….
Chocolate....it does a body good

4. If I was in charge of the world I would….
….make sure everyone spayed and neutered their pets

5. Name your special talent.
I have a talent for finding fabulous on line friends.

Boji Stones – Sandra Cox - click on the cover and buy the book – shopping at your fingertips…

The gods forged a copper amulet with a beautiful amethyst at its center. Two plain stones, the size of small coins, flanked the lavender gem. The female stone smooth, the male stone’s texture rough. Then the gods fused the amulet with healing. Or so legend has it…

Maureen Sinclair a modern day, kick ass woman, has an ancient secret. More than just a charming antique set with unusual stones, the copper band she wears on her forearm possesses healing powers.

But two men have discovered her secret. One is a madman out to destroy her. The other is a gentle scholar. But is he friend or foe?

Now Maureen must fight for her very life and that of the man she loves while protecting the secret of the BOJI STONES.

www.freewebs.com/amarindajones/
Go ahead: Live with abandon. Be outrageous at any age. What are you saving your best self for?