Guest author – Tina Donahue

October 15, 2011

Welcome to guest author, Tina Donahue, who writes erotic romance for Samhain and Ellora’s Cave and has two new releases out now. Here she gives her view on writing in some very diverse genres and asks readers to name their favourite romance pleasure.

What’s Your Pleasure?

When I began writing romance, I focused on romantic comedy because the sub-genre came so easily to me. As my friends say – I don’t have a reverent bone in my body. My editor agreed and snapped up my manuscripts readily.

After doing numerous romantic comedies, I began to write historicals for my publisher. Growing up, I loved Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and all of Dickens’ works, so veering into another time period wasn’t too much of a stretch for me, except for the dialogue. My first historical romance took place in 1400s Spain. People didn’t use contractions then. Try writing a line of dialogue without it. Murder.

After my stint with historicals, my editor suggested I try steamy contemporary romances. And that’s where I am today, although I have recently delved into paranormals.

So, what’s your pleasure when it comes to romance?

If it’s a sexy contemporary or a smoking hot paranormal, then I have a treat for you. This month, I’m pleased to say that two of my erotic romances (from different publishers) are being released within days of each other. I didn’t plan it that way – it just happened.

Here’s the cover art, blurbs and links that will take you to excerpts. Hope you enjoy! 

Oh, and one more thing – I’m hosting a contest today…more on that later.

SiNN – contemporary erotic romance (ménage) from Ellora’s cave – releasing October 14

She’s every man’s carnal fantasy…and the target of one’s revenge
At a Phoenix gentleman’s club, Lea dances as SiNN, her body bared and vulnerable to her male partner, her features hidden behind a feathered mask. To the men watching, she’s a sensual enigma, submissive and seductive with no face, name or history. Not even Lea knows her real origins.
A man from the past does and wants her dead.
Not on the watch of U.S. Marshals Jake Gabriel and Toby Quinn. Commanding and decisive, Jake not only wants Lea’s safety but to have her naked and yielding beneath him. To Toby, she’s all he should resist but cannot.
Protected by them at a secluded estate, Lea’s drawn to their potent masculinity and the raw male lust in their eyes. Inviting desire and an emotional connection, she submits to both at once, surrendering to their most shameless hunger along with her own wanton needs.
All while a killer edges closer…

Buy link (with excerpt): http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9642-sinn.aspx

UNENDING DESIRE – erotic paranormal romance from Samhain – coming October 18

His hunger for one woman will make him a traitor to his world…
Outlawed Realm, Book 1
From a portal in his lab on E2, one of the five dimensions of Earth, quantum physicist Nikoli Zorr gazes on everything forbidden to him. Passion. Desire. The exquisite pleasure of running his hands over the lush curves of a young woman he should have stopped watching weeks ago.
His duty is to close the portals that keep the monsters out of E2—and never interfere with the inevitable fate of those on the other side. Yet he can’t bring himself to abandon the woman who has captured his soul.
Psychologist Regina Page is trying to keep her mind on her client, and off the mysterious, unbearable sexual cravings that consume her when she’s alone in her bedroom. The next moment she’s attacked by vampires, then swept into another realm by a stranger whose touch awakens that same raw desire. Whose eyes are already filled with farewell.
Yet beneath their undeniable carnal lust, something else stirs. The beginnings of illicit love. The unexpected need to protect him. Even if it means risking body, blood and soul to defeat the merciless horde…for a future that was never meant to be.

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Product Warnings
Contains a repressed scientist who likes to look, and the woman who delights in unleashing his inner caveman. And sex hot enough to burn a hole in all three dimensions…and maybe create a whole new one.

Buy Link (with excerpt): http://store.samhainpublishing.com/unending-desire-p-6491.html

Tina Donahue is an award-winning, bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary and historical romance for Ellora’s Cave, Samhain Publishing and Kensington. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work; she has reached finals and/or placed in numerous RWA–sponsored contests. Three of her erotic novels were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. Sensual Stranger, her erotic romance, was chosen Book of the Year 2010 (erotic category) at the French review site, Blue Moon reviews. The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for her erotic romance Lush Velvet Nights; and Deep, Dark, Delicious (erotic romance) recently received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition (2011). She was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.

Email: tina@tinadonahue.com
Website/blog: www.tinadonahue.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tinadonahue
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000458023097

*** CONTEST ***

To celebrate the release of SiNN and Unending Desire, I’m offering a contest. One lucky commenter on this blog will have her choice of one of my following ebooks**:

1. Adored – RWA award-winning; EPIC 2011 Finalist; 4 Stars RT
2. Deep, Dark, Delicious – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Holt Medallion Award of Merit
3. Lush Velvet Nights – EPIC 2011 Finalist; Golden Nib Award
4. In His Arms – SIX 5 Star Reviews; 4 Stars RT
5. Sensual Stranger – 2010 Book of the Year (erotic); 4 Stars RT
6. The Yearning – Top Ten Bestseller
7. Take Me Away – #1 Pick, Miz Love Loves Books

** Winner chosen at random. Winner chosen October 18.

Posted by Phillipa @ 9:17 am | Leave a Comment

Comments

On October 15th, 2011 at 9:31 am
Phillipa Says:

Gosh, you have written in alot of genres, Tina! What’s your favourite 19th century novel?
On October 15th, 2011 at 10:16 am
Teresa Kleeman Says:

Tina your new books sound wonderful. I wish you much success with them and many, many, sells with them. It’s been a while lady Jane since I’ve entered one of your contest.

Unending Desire sounds so good and also Sinn.

Teresa K.
tcwgrlup41(at)yahoo(dot)com
On October 15th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Morning, Phillipa – thanks for having me here! Wow – my fav 19th century novel? Couldn’t say. I have so many. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 10:22 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Hey, Teresa – thanks so much for stopping by and your kind comments. Good luck in the contest!
On October 15th, 2011 at 11:30 am
Susan R Says:

Congrats on 2 releases so close together. I love paranormal erotic romance – one of my top 3 genres -I love it when you csn make up your own rules. 🙂 Plus shifters are just HOT! 🙂

susanmik AT gmail DOT com
On October 15th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Fedora Says:

Hi, Tina! Congrats on your two new releases! As for my pleasure(s) when it comes to reading romance, I started out reading contemporaries only. After a couple years, I did get tempted into reading a historical, and then it was just a slippery slope from there 🙂 Now I read and love it all, except maybe horror (I’m a little chicken ;))

f dot chen at comcast dot net
On October 15th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Patsy Hagen Says:

Congrats on your two releases. Being released together means you put in a heck of lot of work…I’m certain it was a labor of love!
mom1248(at)att(dot)net
On October 15th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Hey, Susan – thanks for stopping by! I like making up my own rules too. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Fedora – hi! Slippery slope, huh? Great way to put it. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

It was, Patsy – I so enjoyed writing both stories. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Victoria Zumbrum Says:

Thanks for the giveaway. Both books sound really good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
On October 15th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Thanks for stopping by, Tore – you’re entered! 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Nell Dixon Says:

Gosh Tina, that’s amazing that you’ve done so well with so many different genres. Wish I was so talented. Which was your favourite historical period to write in?
On October 15th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Hi, Nell – I love Spain in the late 1400s. I’ve done a lot of research on Granada and Andalucia at that time and that area and its people were simply fascinating. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
LLL Says:

Congratulations on the two releases! I admit that I love to read searingly hot romance and don’t have a favorite in paranormal, contemporary, sci fi/fantasy, or historical. It really is a matter of where the author leads me and what I am in the mood for at the time I need to start a new book.
On October 15th, 2011 at 5:21 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Hi, LLL – thanks for stopping by! I agree with you – as long as it’s scorching and as long as the story’s interesting, I’m a happy reader. 🙂
On October 15th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
desiree Says:

hi tina you got some great contest and the cover are great and would love to read any of them
On October 15th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
Tina Donahue Says:

Hi, Desiree – thanks for stopping by!
On October 15th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Darcy Says:

Congrats again on the double new releases! I think that is so awesome…*S*
I just love both the covers and they both sound so very good…*S*
Thanks for the giveaway Tina…*S*
wishing you all the best…*S*

pommawolf @hotmail.com
On October 16th, 2011 at 7:31 am
Talli Roland Says:

Hi Tina! Congrats on your new releases and good luck!
On October 16th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Liz Hanbury Says:

Tina, your output in varying genres is amazing! I loved Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre too, and although I found a lot of Dickens hard work, all the memorable names (such as Wackford Squeers) really appealed to me!
Congrats and good luck with the new releases :0)
On October 16th, 2011 at 9:47 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Hey, Darcy – thanks so much for your kind comments and for dropping by!!
On October 16th, 2011 at 9:47 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Hey, Talli – thanks! It’s great to have you stop by!
On October 16th, 2011 at 9:49 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Thanks, Liz! Don’t think I’ll ever get tired of reading Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. They are such classics.
On October 17th, 2011 at 3:07 am
Shadow Says:

Congrats! How awesome! Two new releases?! How you spoil us Tina! Thank you! Im looking forward to reading these. 🙂
shadowluvs2read(at)aol(dot)com
On October 17th, 2011 at 4:29 am
Phillipa Says:

Thanks so much for visiting the blog, Tina, and many congrats on the new releases. 🙂
On October 17th, 2011 at 7:47 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Hey, Shadow – thanks for dropping by and posting your wonderful comments!
On October 17th, 2011 at 7:48 am
Tina Donahue Says:

Thanks for having me, Phillipa – I’ll be announcing my winner on October 18! 🙂

Guest author – Tina Donahue

October 15, 2011

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