Monday, October 31, 2011

A Treat This Halloween -- FREE copy of The Seduction of Damian!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I'm requesting no tricks, only offering a treat. 

**TODAY ONLY**

THE SEDUCTION OF DAMIAN 
(The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1) 
is FREE!

 
When Paranormal Partners magazine names Damian their most eligible bachelor, life as he knows it changes forever. Females come out of the woodwork to try and link their names to his—with seductions that make his skin crawl and his stomach heave.
 
If having crazy females attempt to seduce Damian is hard on him, it’s excruciating for Jocelyn. Firmly planted in the friend zone, she watches as females try to capture the only piece of Damian Jocelyn wants all for herself--his heart.






to get your treat
go to http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/75804 
and enter coupon code TT94F to download a copy. 

Happy Reading! 
~Morgan

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday (10/30)

Welcome Back, Sixers!
Today's six comes from my paranormal short story
The Seduction of Damian
(The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1)
currently available via Kindle, Nook, and other ebook.

In this snippet, Damian comes face to face 
with the first female determined to make 
Paranormal Partner's Most Eligible Bachelor hers...

*****
 


A smile spread to her thin, barely-there lips as a nervous, nasally giggle burst into the air between them.

“Actually, Damian, I’m here to help you.” Her attempted purr sounded more like a strangled cat’s yowl.

“Oh?” His dangly bits shriveled. Good hell, why hadn’t he put on some clothes?


 

*****
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Sweet Saturday Samples (10/29)

Today's sample comes from my paranormal short story
The Seduction of Damian
(The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1)
currently available via Kindle, Nook, and other ebook.

In this snippet, Damian has learned that he has been voted 
Paranormal Partners Magazine's Most Eligible Bachelor.
He's not excited about the title. 
In fact, he's mortified. 
The "honor" has been known to ruin a male's life.

*****


The night was warmer than it’d looked from his kitchen window and a trickle of sweat ran between his shoulder blades. The neighborhood was quiet, except for the caw of a few ravens as they winged toward their nests for the night, retreating to the mature trees—which would soon lose their leaves—hanging over the sidewalk.

Damian waved to a couple of ghouls as they strolled down the sidewalk. Their small bat bobbed along, stretching its leash to the limit.

“Congratulations!” The male ghoul’s thumb rose, his head tipping in an atta-boy. His wife’s yellow eyes moved over Damian in a slow analyzing appraisal. When her vivid blue tongue snaked out to run over her thin bottom lip, Damian fought a shudder and thanked whatever lucky star he might have that she was already taken.

So, word is out. Great!

Life as he knew it would never be the same.

He looked around at his yard and decided to trim the hedges, weed the flower beds, hand water the entire lawn … and for good measure, he would weed-whack something. Or maybe he would assess every blade of grass to assure the entire lawn was in fact the same length. Sucking in a deep breath, his lungs filled with fresh air and his mind cleared. His worries floated away on an exhale and Damian busied himself with the chores that were his stress release.

If nothing else, he could maintain control of his yard while the maelstrom whipped the rest of his life into chaos. At least he had Jocelyn. He now needed her friendship more than ever.

An orange housecat streaked across the street and raced between Damian’s legs. The thing turned around to hiss at him just before hurrying over to lift its leg on Damian’s prize rose bush.

“Hello! Cat’s don’t do that.”

Red clouded his vision and he had to remind himself not to strangle the young shifter. It wasn’t the kid’s fault he had no father to shake some sense into him. His mother was a saint and everyone could see she needed someone to take care of her.

“Get home!” Damian’s gaze narrowed and stared into the defiant yellow eyes. He stomped his foot and water droplets flew up from the grass, coating his legs. “Go home or I’ll have to take you there myself.”

The little cat blew a disgruntled breath out his nose and turned around to saunter arrogantly back across the street. If the kid went into Jocelyn’s yard, Damian would feel obligated to chase him out of there, too. Instead the shifter darted three houses down Mysterious Lane before wiggling under a Bougainvillea bush. He watched the cat disappear and more than half expected to find a little something strategically deposited on his welcome mat tomorrow evening. He hoped he remembered to look before he stepped in it and ruined yet another pair of shoes.

Glancing house by house he noticed all was quiet, no sign of trouble—or females. Even Jocelyn’s house was dark. Which wasn’t unexpected. She worked the evening shift at the museum four nights a week. He didn’t understand her draw to the musty old place. But who was he to judge? She loved her job.

She also loved to make him crazy!

The house was multi-colored, showing off Pepto-pink where the mint-green peeled away, and some kind of orange under the pink. The Kaleidoscope of color was an eyesore to everyone—except Jocelyn.

When she’d first moved in, he’d offered to fix the place up for her. Not out of the kindness of his heart, but because the sight of all that disrepair made his retinas burn. That had been a no-go and so he did his best to ignore the house while being friends with the female who lived inside the atrocity.
With a shake of the head he turned back to admire his own meticulously cut, green grass and recently painted white colonial home. He walked back up the long, flower-lined walkway, pausing at the front door with his hand on the handle when catcalls, whistles and car honks made his feet stutter. Without turning around he went inside to seriously consider taking Jocelyn up on her offer for sanctuary.

*****
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Spook-a-licious: Where Boo-ks Devour You: Blog Hop WINNERS!



Thank you to everyone who stopped by and entered the Spook-a-licious: 
Where Boo-ks Devour You: Blog Hop Contest.

I hope you had a frightfully good time! 





And the winners are...

terri_dion, Jess S, and goshnsqurrel63

You have each won a digital copy of The Seduction of Damian AND His Destiny is Karma.
Check your email for deets on how to download your copies today!


Monday, October 24, 2011

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop (October 24th - 31st)

Welcome to Morgan's Musings and 
the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop! 

Thanks to Kathy of I Am A Reader, Not A Writer 
and The Diary of a Bookworm for hosting this giveaway!  
 

Let me introduce myself...


I am Morgan Kearns; former journalist, current author, and mother of four young children just to keep things interesting.

I have four titles available; two contemporary romances 
as well as two paranormal romantic short stories...

The Seduction of Damian
The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1

When Paranormal Partners magazine names Damian their most eligible bachelor, life as he knows it changes forever. Females come out of the woodwork to try and link their names to his—with seductions that make his skin crawl and his stomach heave.

If having crazy females attempt to seduce Damian is hard on him, it’s excruciating for Jocelyn. Firmly planted in the friend zone, she watches as females try to capture the only piece of Damian Jocelyn wants all for herself—his heart. 
 
THE SEDUCTION OF DAMIAN is available via 


His Destiny is Karma
The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #2

What goes around really does come around—just to kick a male in the balls and bite him in the ass. Alexander, vampire playboy extraordinaire, finds himself smack dab in the middle of the cosmic crosshairs.

Karma is not a bitch, she is a vampire determined to achieve her heart's greatest desire. The first time she met Alex she was too young, too innocent, and too plain. But things change.

Realization slaps Alex upside the head when he comes face to face with the gorgeous female he can't believe he's met before. The one female he may not be able to live without. And the one who is strictly forbidden.

HIS DESTINY IS KARMA is available via Kindle, Nook, and other ebook.

In honor of Halloween, I'm offering three lucky winners a digital copy of The Seduction of Damian (The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1) 
AND  
His Destiny if Karma (The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #2). 

To enter my Spooktacular Giveway: 
1) Follow Morgan's Musings
2) Join me on Facebook
3) Follow my tweets
4) Leave a comment with your name and an email address where I can reach you if you're the winner.

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to KEEP HOPPING!

Monday, October 17, 2011

Spook-a-licious: Where Boo-ks Devour You: Blog Hop Tour (Oct. 17-24)

Welcome to Morgan's Musings and the Spook-a-licious: 
Where Boo-ks Devour You: Blog Hop Tour
(Oct. 17-24)
THE RULES:

1) HAVE FUN!!!

2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, October 17, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
    THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, October 24, at Midnight (Arizona Time)
    Winners will be drawn and posted October 25th! ***

4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS & BOOK PAGES! EXPERIENCE A NEW DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!

5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR & BOOK PAGE IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW THEM SOME LOVE!

6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN? WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!
***Authors & Book Pages have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***


*****
Okay, so last month we learned I have a serious aversion 
to chucking myself off of high places. 

 
This month I'm going out on a limb
--figuratively speaking (*points to self* chicken, remember?)--
to admit I HATE scary things! 

Maybe my chicken-ness stems from my brothers 
jumping out from dark corners and screaming BOO!
or maybe...
 it comes from watching JAWS at the drive-in. 


 

For years I had a reoccurring nightmare Stormtroopers were raiding my house. 

Luckily, they were never smart enough 
to search under my bed. 

Apparently I was not the human 
they were looking for. 

Ha! Stupid Stormtroopers!





I actually drew blood on a date 
while watching Michael Myers scare the bejeezus out of people in Halloween
I probably should have said no to the very polite invitation, stayed home, and avoided the embarrassment.






Yeah, films with axe-wielding maniacs 
are not my thing. 

Nor are books with things that 
go bump in the night. 





I am, however, a HUGE fan of vampires, 
but only the poor, misunderstood ones, 
who are ultimately good ... thanks to their females.

I have two such vampires in my 
The Gossip of Mysterious Lane series.  

The Seduction of Damian
The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1

When Paranormal Partners magazine names Damian their most eligible bachelor, life as he knows it changes forever. Females come out of the woodwork to try and link their names to his—with seductions that make his skin crawl and his stomach heave.

If having crazy females attempt to seduce Damian is hard on him, it’s excruciating for Jocelyn. Firmly planted in the friend zone, she watches as females try to capture the only piece of Damian Jocelyn wants all for herself—his heart.
 

THE SEDUCTION OF DAMIAN is available via 
His Destiny is Karma
The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #2

What goes around really does come around—just to kick a male in the balls and bite him in the ass. Alexander, vampire playboy extraordinaire, finds himself smack dab in the middle of the cosmic crosshairs.


Karma is not a bitch, she is a vampire determined to achieve her heart's greatest desire. The first time she met Alex she was too young, too innocent, and too plain. But things change.


Realization slaps Alex upside the head when he comes face to face with the gorgeous female he can't believe he's met before. The one female he may not be able to live without. And the one who is strictly forbidden.

HIS DESTINY IS KARMA is available via Kindle, Nook, and other ebook
 


I am Morgan Kearns; former journalist, current author, 
and mother of four young children
--just to keep things interesting. 

 
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Please take the time to enter my contest.


 

To enter my SPOOK-A-LICIOUS Contest:
1) Follow Morgan's Musings
2) "Like" my FB fanpage
3) Join me on Twitter, tweet about the hop.
4) Become a fan on Goodreads
5) Most importantly, leave a comment with your email address so that I can contact you if you're the winner.


The PRIZE: 
Three lucky winners will win a digital copy of both The Seduction of Damian 
 and His Destiny is Karma.


There are lots more great prizes to be won ... Keep Hopping

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday (10/16)

Today's six sentences come from my paranormal short story, 
The Seduction of Damian 
(The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1)
currently available via Kindle, Nook, & other ebook
In this snippet, Damian's friend Jocelyn is helping him cope with his new title of Paranormal Partner's most eligible bachelor.
*****





“I’m your friend, which means my job is to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground and your head small enough to fit through the door. You’re right; I’m sure it won’t be long before females are lined up around the block waiting to stroke your ego.”
“Not funny.”
       She kept talking right over him. “If you ask, I’ll bet they’d stroke other things for you, too.”







*****
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Sweet Saturday Samples (10/15)

Today's Sample comes from my paranormal short story,
The Seduction of Damian  
(The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #1)
currently available via Kindle, Nook, or other ebook.

In this sample we meet Damian and learn right along with him 
just how much his life is about to change...

*****


Damian’s tongue spat every curse word that crossed through his mind, some of them not even English.
The face smiling at him from the front page of Paranormal Partners was one Damian recognized. Hell, he should. He looked into those dark eyes every evening in the mirror.
He crumpled up the newspaper between his big palms and chucked the wad across the room, not taking the time to relish the nothing-but-net. Plowing his fingers through his black hair he considered the ramifications of what this would mean.
His head met the solid wood top of his kitchen table, lifting for a second before dropping down seeking another hard thud. With any luck the motion would wake him from this cold-sweat kind of daymare.
Yeah … no such luck. Thud! This was reality. Thud! And this reality sucked!
More than one male’s life had been ruined by the ‘honor’ bestowed by PP and their powers that be. Females considered it a real accomplishment to spend a few hours in the arms of the poor sap named their most eligible bachelor.
No, thank you. Damian wasn’t interested in that kind of flattery. And he sure as hell wasn’t interested in the desperate females who lurked in that particular cesspool.
The dating rag had arrived in his mailbox early this evening and Damian wasn’t sure how he should handle the unwanted endorsement. It wasn’t like he could suddenly go unlisted; his number was already out in the world just waiting to be Googled.
As if the phone knew he was considering pulling the plug from the wall, the damned thing started to ring; an annoying shrill that set his fangs on edge.
“Perfect. Just freakin’ perfect.”
The journey across the kitchen became more of a walk through quicksand. One miserably slow footstep at a time. The phone sat prone on the countertop, mocking him, and a single look at the caller id had him rolling his eyes. Reaching for the phone he now understood what relief truly felt like.
“No laughing, Jocelyn.”
She did anyway.
Her giggles carried through the line and washed over Damian, easing the tension in his shoulders. Damn him, a grin lifted the corners of his mouth.
“I’m sorry.” She snorted. “I know it’s not funny.” Giggle, giggle, snort. Deep breath. “Do you wanna move in h—” Her question was cut off by another snort.
Damian shook his head and snorted right along with her, but not in amusement. “No.”
She cleared her throat and he imagined her pursing her lips to gain some composure. “Who knows; maybe nobody will care and you’ll be able to continue living your life without the nuisance of drooling women.”
Her words were meant as a comfort, but instead of calming him, they spiked a defensiveness that he didn’t understand—and was completely absurd.
“Come on, it’s not that far-fetched to think that I’m a great catch.”
Her laughter died a quick death. “Damian, you are a great catch!”
His chest puffed out a little and he was glad that she couldn’t see his peacock move.
“You’re every girl’s dream; handsome and sweet and funny and—” She trailed off.
“Yes?” A cheesy grin pulled back over his fangs.
Another snort; a scoff. “I’m your friend. Which means my job is to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground and your head small enough to fit through the door. You’re right; I’m sure it won’t be long before females are lined up around the block waiting to stroke your ego.”
*****

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Coming Soon ... Heart Ache

I'm really excited to announce my upcoming title
Heart Ache
book one in the Bound by a Touch series.

Heart Ache is in the hands of my very capable editors 
and is due out in January 2012. 

One Touch

Gabrielle Ryan felt an electric attraction to her new employer the first time he reached out and shook her hand. She dreams of him, fantasizes about him, but all Nikolai wants is an assistant—and to Gabby’s chagrin, it’s not to assist him with taking off his pants!

One Beat

An ache has inhabited Nikolai Voinea’s chest for the last four hundred years. Yet stubbornly resolute not to repeat his father’s mistakes, Nikolai refuses to take the one female who is his heart’s greatest desire.

Captures His Heart Forever

When murder charges make Gabby second guess everything she knows about him, she’s hurt and angry and determined to walk away. But Nikolai’s just as determined to do everything within his power to keep her.


Please go to Goodreads and mark HEART ACHE "to read".


Sunday, October 9, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday (10/9)

Welcome to my Six Sentence Sunday! 

Today's snippet comes from my contemporary romance
IN IT TO WIN IT.

Sportscaster Jane Alexander is about to come face to face 
with baseball's notorious badboy Grayson Pierce. 
He's arrogant. He's goodlooking. He's the jerk who broke her heart!

***




Grayson waded through the crowd straight toward them. Jane gulped and ignored the fact that he’d taken off his jersey. His navy uniform pants were so low on his hips she wondered if his cheeks would show if he turned around. His abs were damp with sweat and Jane felt the sudden urge to trace them with her tongue.
    Which was absurd … because she hated him.







***
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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Sweet Saturday Samples (10/8)

Today's Sample comes from my contemporary romance
In It To Win It
currently available via Kindle, Nook, other ebook

Meet Jane Alexander...

***

GRAYSON PIERCE WAS LARGER THAN LIFE—and annoying as hell.
The man had been a thorn in Jane’s side for nearly twenty years—if she counted elementary school, she guessed it was even longer than that—and he’d never been a bigger pain than in this very moment.
“Can you do that, Jane?” Dale asked from behind his desk.
Dale was the News Director for KHB—and her boss. His blue eyes were no nonsense and as he ran a hand over his thinning blond hair, Jane knew that his question wasn’t up for debate.
Sweat coated her palms and she bit her lip. Jane wanted to say no. She wanted to say that there was no way she was going on the road to follow Pierce’s team around the freakin’ country while they played their way to the World Series. It was bad enough she had to report on how successful he was, but now, she was going to have to follow the jackass just to shove a microphone in his face so he could tell her how awesome he was.
She wasn’t bitter though.
“Sure thing, Dale,” she said through clenched teeth. “When do I leave?”
“You and Nate will head out tomorrow afternoon. First stop, Vegas.”
“Okay, I’ll go pack.” She turned on her heel but was stopped when Dale cleared his throat. She paused in the doorway of his office and her already sucky situation got worse.
“Get an exclusive if you can. Anything nobody else has. There’s a raise in it for ya.”

***
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Six Sentence Sunday (10/2)

This week's Six Sentences come from my new release,  
His Destiny is Karma (The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #2). 

Meet Vampire Playboy Alexander. 

He's trying to explain to his flavor of the moment
why she needs to get out of his bed.






She huffed, clearly annoyed. “What is the big crisis?”
       “Relationship stuff.” Like marriage. Alex couldn’t think of a greater crisis than being tied down to a single female. He shuddered.


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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Sweet Saturday Samples (10/1)

This week's Sweet Saturday Sample comes from my new release  
His Destiny is Karma (The Gossip of Mysterious Lane #2).

Vampire Playboy Alexander would rather have 
his fangs removed than sitting on a flying tin can. 
To make matters worse, the empty seat next to him 
gets filled with his worst nightmare!




“Hi sir, I’ve got an unaccompanied minor here—”
Alex bit the inside of his cheek to keep from asking, ‘so?’
“—and he’ll be sitting next to you.” She flashed him a smile that made his groin beg for attention.
The kid flopped down in the seat. “I’m Colby.”
Adrenaline seized Alex by the throat, tightening its grip until he saw stars. He looked at Hank for assistance only to find the damn male was asleep. Or pretending to be, rather. Verified by an exaggerated, fake snore. Alex jammed his elbow into Hank’s side and was rewarded by a satisfying grunt.
“Thank you.” She smiled at Alex for a second before turning her attention to the little nuisance. “Okay, buddy, stay right here at the end of the flight and I’ll come get you. Let me know if you need anything while we’re in the air.”
“What’s your name?” the kid asked as soon as the woman left.
Alex ignored the question and watched the human’s curvaceous backside.
“My mom says it’s rude to stare.”
Alex blinked and looked down at the pest sitting next to him. The smack slurp smack made Alex’s fingers curl into fists. He wanted to knock that twisted mound of Double Bubble down the kid’s throat, but instead defended himself—by flat out lying.
“I wasn’t staring.”
“Yeah, you were.” Colby leaned over in his seat.
Realization reached out and slapped Alex. This kid wasn’t a kid at all. This was a young shifter in the next seat, currently ogling the swaying hips move down the aisle.
“Mmm-mmm.” The prepubescent low moan interrupted his thoughts. Colby fastened his seatbelt. “She does have a nice butt, don’t you think?”
Alex blinked again, this time completely dumbfounded by the little male who shouldn’t be looking at grown women’s butts.
“How old are you?”
“I’ll tell you how old I am … if you tell me your name.”
Smartass little cretin!
Alex would like to find the kid’s father and offer a large dose of parenting advice. Which was saying something because Alex knew nothing about kids. Except that this one needed a swift kick in the ass.  
“I asked you a question,” Alex said through gritted teeth.
Colby snorted, going to great exaggerated lengths to make sure Alex saw the eye roll. “Fine. I’m nine. Now will you tell me your name? I mean, come on, dude, it’s gonna be a long flight.”
The plane lifted off the ground and Alex’s stomach pitched. He closed his eyes and held his breath. His hands actually ached because of the death grip he had on the arm rests.

“You don’t like to fly, huh?"
So, the kid was a genius too!

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