A free read, a request and a fun video (updated 4/17/13)

I am still juggling but am hopeful that I will have a few days to catch my breath (and catch up with my reviews) by the end of the week. There are several yummy reads just coming out recently or out soon including the ADULT titles, Cheyenne McCray's newest addition to her 'Riding Tall' series, Playing With You and her re-releases of the titles in the 'Seraphine Chronicles' and Maya Banks' Fever (which I warn you had mixed reviews) 

             



Success!  Go get your FREE copy of Randi Alexander's A Gentleman and A Cowboy (click on the cover above!).  Thanks to everyone who helped get Amazon's attention!
Randi Alexander has a fun little ADULT short story that she is trying to make available for free at Amazon but for some reason, the powers that be have not responded to her requests that they match the price that it is available for at Smashwords ($0.00)!  It would be great if you would help her out by following the following instructions.  You can do this over and over again so if you can do it for several days in a row, that would be great!
Instructions from Randi:

1. Go to my book (A Gentleman and a Cowboy):  http://amzn.to/11H8MGB

Ok...one of the reasons I didn't make resolutions at the New Year is that I inevitably break them and then I feel guilty.  (Given the amount of weight I seem to be gaining, maybe I should have at least TRIED to make resolutions but oh, well!).  I was very entertained to read this post by author Carolyn Brown...if you don't want to read the article itself and enjoy this talented author's wry humor...at least click on the video, it is amazing what lengths may be needed to encourage some of us to exercise and feel good about it, lol.  Link.

One Hot Cowboy Wedding

One Hot Cowboy Wedding by Carolyn Brown is part of her 'Saddles and Spurs' series and is a delightful romance that follows a hunky cowboy and his best friend.  Ace Riley inherited his grandfather's ranch and has worked hard to build it into a successful enterprise but is blindsided when he discovers that his grandfather's bequest has a catch--he has to be married within two years and it has to last at least a year!  His best friend Jasmine King owns and runs the local diner, Chicken Fried, and is used to sharing in his ups and downs while she watches him date a wide variety of women.  Her heart was bruised by the jerk that she was involved with for five years and she has been leery of dating ever since.  She volunteers to help Ace get around the requirements but they start wondering about their relationship after their quickie secret Vegas wedding.  A series of hilarious events result in the explosion of wedding plans in their respective families as Jasmine's mother tries to realize her dream of giving her daughter a fairy-tale wedding.   Ace and Jasmine gradually realize that they are going to have to decide whether they're going to act on the heat that they feel for each other even as they learn to cope with all of the demands of their respective families.  The question remains...can Jasmine get past the barbed wire tattooed on Ace's arm to capture his heart and does she want to risk her own?

An enjoyable light read filled with entertaining drawled comments and colloquialisms along with a glimpse into the hardworking lives of a rancher and a woman who owns and operates a cafe.  The hunky males who occupy this corner of Texas and the women who have corralled their hearts combine plenty of sass and spice in this sweet Western romance.