I’m blogging at my regular gig today at The Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills. We’re talking about phobias and the things that give us a big, old scare. Stop by for a chance to win a copy of my VK Sykes 3-book anthology, The Philadelphia Patriots.
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Welcome to the Hot Summer Reads Giveaway Hop, sponsored by the Insatiable Reads Book Tour. There are over 100 bloggers and authors participating in the hop, and each is offering a giveaway on her blog. And there are two Grand Prize, too:
– a Kindle Fire
– $50 Amazon gift certificate
Nice, eh? But it’s not all about the prizes, is it? It’s about the books, too–all those wonderful reads that can steam up your summer and make it a whole lot of fun! And what better for a hot read than the Boys of Summer, themselves?
In addition to my historical romances, I write contemporary romance with my husband as V.K. Sykes. As you can imagine, writing romance with hubby leads to some interesting developments–plot developments, that is. You see, hubby is something of a baseball fanatic, so he thought it would be fun to write a series centered around the players of a pro ball team. Thus, The Philadelphia Patriots were born.
Our USA Today Bestselling series features classic alpha male athletes as heroes, and the women who tame them. These guys are smart, sexy, and very hot, as our heroines find out sooner rather than later! Here’s the blurb for our latest book in the series, Curveball:
Taylor Page has never wanted anything but a career in major league baseball. Through talent and guts, she’s finally landed a position as Assistant General Manager of the Philadelphia Patriots. The only problem is that most men in baseball still don’t take a woman exec seriously, so she needs to do something big to convince her bosses she has what it takes to run a team.
Veteran Pittsburgh outfielder Ryan Locke’s career is in jeopardy when a suddenly unreliable throwing arm comes on top of rehab from a major injury. A single parent with a troubled daughter and an alcoholic mother to provide for, retirement is out of the question.
When Taylor needs a replacement for an injured first baseman, she comes up with a risky idea: convince her boss to make a trade for Ryan Locke, and then convince the still talented slugger to play first base for the Patriots. With Ryan dead-set against that plan and both their careers on the line, neither Taylor nor Ryan can afford the explosive physical attraction between them. But despite Taylor’s best efforts to resist Ryan’s campaign of seduction, she’s not sure she’s got the willpower to keep from playing along.
You can read an excerpt from Curveball and my other contemporary romances on my V.K. Sykes website.
For my visitors to the blog today, I’ll be giving away a copy of my Philadelphia Patriots 3 Book Box Set, plus a $10 Amazon gift card. Just tell me what hot summer reads you’ve got lined up for a chance to win!
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Some of you know that in addition to my historical romances, I also write sexy contemporary romances with my hubby under the pen name of VK Sykes. I’m pleased to announce that book four in our USA Today Bestselling series, The Philadelphia Patriots, is now on sale at Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble.
Curveball is also available in the iTunes store.
Here’s the blurb for Curveball:
Taylor Page has never wanted anything but a career in major league baseball. Through talent and guts, she’s finally landed a position as Assistant General Manager of the Philadelphia Patriots. But she wants the ultimate prize—General Manager. The only problem is that most men in baseball still don’t take a woman exec seriously, especially a thirty-year old blonde with no on-field experience. She needs to do something big to convince her bosses she has what it takes to run a team.
Veteran Pittsburgh outfielder Ryan Locke’s career is in jeopardy when a suddenly unreliable throwing arm comes on top of rehab from a major injury. He’s had a solid run but he’s not a star with a mega-contract. A single parent with a troubled daughter and an alcoholic mother to provide for, retirement is out of the question. Ryan’s best hope is for a trade to an American League team as a designated hitter, allowing him several more years of play.
When Taylor needs to find a replacement for an injured first baseman, she comes up with an innovative but risky idea: convince her boss to make a trade for Ryan Locke, and then convince the still talented slugger to play first base for the Patriots. With Ryan dead-set against that plan and both their careers on the line, neither Taylor nor Ryan can afford the explosive physical attraction between them. But despite Taylor’s best efforts to resist Ryan’s campaign of seduction, she’s not sure she’s got to willpower to keep from playing along.
And for a limited time, the first three books in the series are available in anthology form, for only 99 cents! Zounds! You can’t beat that for a deal. So, please hop on over to your preferred digital vender to pick up a copy of Curveball and The Philadelphia Patriots 3 Book Box Set.
Happy reading!
On Thursday, I was gobsmacked and absolutely thrilled to find out that my VK Sykes contemporary romance anthology, The Philadelphia Patriots, cracked the USA Today Bestsellers list at #128. Woot! These books are the sports romances that I write with hubby under the VK Sykes pen name. This is the first time I cracked the list under any name, so I’m pretty chuffed about it. The anthology has also been in the Top 100 in the Kindle Store for twelve days, which is also cool. I’m VERY grateful to our readers for all their support.
For a short time, this anthology is on sale for only 99 cents – that’s three full-length books for less than a buck, one of which won the Kindle Book Review Best Indie Books of 2012 Contest in the romance category (Hardball). So, if you haven’t yet downloaded The Patriots, what are you waiting for? The anthology is currently available on Amazon, B & N, Kobo, Apple, and Smashwords. And you can find out about our other VK Sykes books on our website.
And now to those winners! The winner of Sally MacKenzie’s book is Sheila M. And the winner of the Monica Burns giveaway is May. Congratulations, ladies! I’ll be in touch.
Thanks to everyone for stopping by the blog. My guests next week will be historical romance authors Ashlyn Macnamara and Meredith Bond. Be sure to stop by!
You heard me right! Right now I’ve got a very special offer for you lovers of contemporary romance. Three of my VK Sykes books—the sexy romances I write with my husband—are available in one beautiful anthology, currently on sale for only 99 cents!
Yep, for a limited time we’re offering three full length books for only 99 cents. The stories in this series revolve around the players on a major league baseball team, and their friends and families. It includes Fastball, Hardball, and Bigger Than Beckham. Here’s the blurb for Hardball, which recently won The Kindle Book Review Best Indie Books of 2012 Contest, in the romance category:
After years of hard work, Dr. Holly Bell has finally landed a position as a cardiac surgeon at a prestigious children’s hospital in Philadelphia. She’s always been about her dedication to work, and she’s not letting anything or anyone get in her way. And a hot affair with a superstar athlete is most definitely getting in Holly’s way.
Nate Carter, star pitcher for the Philadelphia Patriots, is at the height of his game, with a great career and the most gorgeous women in town in full pursuit. Nate has everything he wants, or at least he thinks he does, until he meets the beautiful and brainy Dr. Holly Bell. He’s totally up for a hot affair, and Holly turns out to be the hottest.
But when the lovely doctor starts changing the rules, Nate realizes he just might be playing for keeps.
The Philadelphia Patriots 3 book box set is now available on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and will soon be up on Apple. We’ll soon be releasing more books in this series, so this anthology is a great way to catch up.
So if you like sports romances, sexy contemporary romance, hot heroes, or any and all of those three things, I hope you give The Philadelphia Patriots a try!