Philadelphia Patriots Series – Vanessa Kelly, Author

Welcome to the Rock*It Reads Heating Up the Holidays Blog Hop. There are 15 stops on the blog tour. The more blogs you visit and comment on, the greater your chances of winning the grand prize, a $75 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble or Amazon, and a huge collection of books from the authors of Rock*It Reads. Smaller prizes will be available at each stop along the way.

Good luck, and have fun!

As you can tell from that luscious header, the theme of our blog hop is Heating Up The Holidays. And how are we going to heat up our holidays, you might ask? I’ll tell you–with sexy men!

It so happens that I have a holiday-themed historical romance that came out in October. The hero of His Mistletoe Bride, Lucas Stanton, the Earl of Merritt, is definitely one sexy dude. And it was easy to create him that way because I used a very inspiring template for his character–the drop-dead gorgeous actor, Henry Cavill.

Nice, eh? My heroine, Phoebe Linville, thinks so too. Phoebe isn’t very experienced when it comes to men. After all, she was raised in a small Quaker village in America. But when she lays eyes on Lucas for the first time she feels a tingle in places that she didn’t even know could tingle! Lucas certainly heats up her holidays, and if I ever ran into Henry Cavill while Christmas shopping…well, I better stop there or I’ll get in trouble with my husband.

To read an excerpt of His Mistletoe Bride and to get a peek at my hero, Lucas, visit my books page.

I also have another new book out with a hero who heats things up in a big way. Bigger Than Beckham is my latest sexy contemporary romance, co-written with my husband under the pen name of VK Sykes. We will neither confirm nor deny that a certain soccer player perhaps served as a wee bit of inspiration, but our hero, Tony Branch, is definitely his own man. And our fabulous cover artist certainly gave us a model to inspire any red-blooded woman, don’t you agree? Just click on the cover photo for a bigger image of hunky goodness.

Whew! I’m fanning myself here, but that cover is my idea of heating things up! Bigger Than Beckham will heat you up for the holidays, too. Trust me when I say that this is one steamy book. To read an excerpt from Bigger Than Beckham, book three in our Philadelphia Patriots series of sports romances, please check out our website. I think you’ll enjoy meeting the sexy Mr. Branch!

Readers, who would be your dream man for heating up the holidays? Would you like to take a sleigh ride with Henry Cavill, go ice skating with David Beckham, or is snuggling with your honey by the fireside more your speed? I’ll be giving away two prizes:

One person who comments will win a print copy of His Mistletoe Bride and a lovely Christmas ornament.

One person who comments will win a digital copy of Bigger Than Beckham and a $10 Amazon gift card.

Leave a comment below to enter for your chance to win!

Don’t forget to visit the other authors on the Blog Hop for more chances to win!

Kris Kennedy	Bonnie Vanak	Erin Kellison
Sharon Page	Lila DiPasqua	Elisabeth Naughton
Norah Wilson	Jennifer Lyon	Monica Burns
Vanessa Kelly	Mia Marlowe
Pamela Clare	Margo Maguire	Rock*It Reads

I’m thrilled to announce that my latest contemporary romance, Bigger Than Beckham, is now in e-book stores. Woot! These are the sexy books that I write with my husband under the pen name of V.K Sykes. Bigger Than Beckham is the third book in our Philadelphia Patriots Series, following Fastball and Hardball. If you like sports romances, I think you’re going to love this book – we sure do!

Here’s the blurb:

Sports journalist Martha Winston loves her career, but her life goes sideways when she inherits a pro soccer team from her father. The team is almost bankrupt and on the skids, but Martha has vowed to save her beloved father’s legacy. But she needs to get a financial infusion fast, or else lose the team to the wolves baying at her door.

Former British soccer hero Tony Branch wants to add Martha’s team to his growing sports empire. But he wants it strictly on his terms. When Martha turns him down flat, he’s determined to change her mind by any means necessary. If that includes using the sexual heat flaring between them, Tony is more than willing to play a game of seduction.

Our heroine, Martha Winston, appeared in earlier previous books in the Patriots Series and she’s a bit of a firecracker. She and Tony really do heat things up! To read an excerpt from the book, stop by our website.

Bigger Than Beckham is available in e-book from Amazon, Kobo, and in various formats on Smashwords. It should also be up on Barnes & Noble and in the iBook store very soon. Stay tuned for details!

And don’t forget that today is Day Three of the Alpha Male Blog Hop. Over 200 bloggers and authors are chatting about all the things we love about alpha male heroes. We’re giving away great prizes too – like a Kindle Fire or a Nook Tablet. On my blog, I’m giving away a copy of Bigger Than Beckham and an Amazon gift card. Just click here to start hopping!

Have a great Sunday, everyone!