This entirely original, exclusive, free-to-you story has been brought to you by… me! Play on, playaz…

Note: You gotta read this… Chapter 11 on Friday.

Please read chapters one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine if you haven’t already.

After five years, Daisy Sawyer has finally come home. Not that she’s too happy about it. She had a great life in LA: rubbing elbows with celebrities, hopping from one exclusive bar to the other, and best of all, she didn’t have to answer to anyone. But when a drunken night of partying lands her in jail, the only person she can count on is her estranged brother, Alec, the leader of a powerful were-leopard clan. Forced to choose between a prison sentence or face the life she abandoned years ago, Daisy returns… but she doesn’t have to like it…

Christian LeBeau owes Alec Sawyer his life. He will do anything for the man, even babysit his bratty baby sister. But Christian never imagined that Daisy could grow up to be so beautiful… and forbidden in more ways than one. His mind tells him she is the one woman he can never have, but his body refuses to listen. All he has to do is take care of Daisy until Alec finds her a proper were-leopard to marry, then Chris could wash his hands of her and get on with his life… but fate seems to have other plans.

And now, I present to you… Chasing Daisy…

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My internet at home died. Will try to post Daisy tomorrow, I swear. Sowwiez.

(I can’t haz internets?!?!)

…and the winner is Mona, comment #19. You win any book you want from Nalini’s backlist. Please email me with your info and we will send you your prize ASAP. Thanks again to Nalini Singh for blogging with us!

Blatant Promo (but connected to this post) - I’m currently running a contest to celebrate the Sep 2nd release of Hostage to Pleasure. You can read the details on my blog, and, if you haven’t entered yet, there’s still time to win that lovely gift certificate.

My aim with the contest is fairly simple – to spread the word about the book’s release. And as a bonus, I’m hopefully giving readers something fun to think about. Is it working? I think so.

Staying on that topic, today, I want to pick your brains on the topic of author/book promotion. What gets you to pick up a book? What kind of contests do you like to enter? Have you seen any marketing idea that really struck you as interesting and different?

Everyone who leaves a comment goes into a draw to win a book from my backlist (not including HtP).

Bam,

I can’t believe summer is officially over. Of course, I didn’t bother reading the entirety of an email sent out by our HR department, so I’m in business casual today and everyone else is in suits. I’m glad I set such a delightful example for all of the people that work for me. Of course, with summer over, I suppose I owe you a few reviews. Let’s start with the fabulous: Hostage to Pleasure.

Yes, yes, I’m a Nalini Singh fangurl. In the middle of this book, I actually had a serious fangirl moment and nearly embarrassed myself. I came thisclose to writing Nalini an email detailing why I loved the book and how happy I was that she has continued to develop fascinating characters in a series that has a choke hold on my attention. I think I might have been on hormone overload, but the Psy/Changeling series continues to fascinate and delight with complex characters, twisting plots, and strong continuation of story lines. As I’ve noted in every review, it is important that you read the prior books in this series. If you don’t you will be missing out on fantastic writing, characters, and important plot points.

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This entirely original, exclusive, free-to-you story has been brought to you by… me! Play on, playaz…

UPDATE: This chapter is all set… Check it out! Check it out!

Please read chapters one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight if you haven’t already.

After five years, Daisy Sawyer has finally come home. Not that she’s too happy about it. She had a great life in LA: rubbing elbows with celebrities, hopping from one exclusive bar to the other, and best of all, she didn’t have to answer to anyone. But when a drunken night of partying lands her in jail, the only person she can count on is her estranged brother, Alec, the leader of a powerful were-leopard clan. Forced to choose between a prison sentence or face the life she abandoned years ago, Daisy returns… but she doesn’t have to like it…

Christian LeBeau owes Alec Sawyer his life. He will do anything for the man, even babysit his bratty baby sister. But Christian never imagined that Daisy could grow up to be so beautiful… and forbidden in more ways than one. His mind tells him she is the one woman he can never have, but his body refuses to listen. All he has to do is take care of Daisy until Alec finds her a proper were-leopard to marry, then Chris could wash his hands of her and get on with his life… but fate seems to have other plans.

And now, I present to you… Chasing Daisy…

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