2 Terrific Reviews!

I received two terrific reviews for Sam's Promise today. Best Christmas gift ever!

Lea at USA Today says, "Rainey did a stellar job of depicting the brothers' individual personalities and strong sense of family" Read the full review here


And a  wonderful review from Library Journal! Judy says it's, "the perfect romance to chase away the winter blues" :-) Read the full review here

And this fella would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

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A One Day Only Contest!

To celebrate the release of Sam's Promise I'm giving away a few ebooks. I'll pick 2 winners later tonight to receive their choice of one of my current ebook releases! All you have to do is answer this question:

What is your favorite part of the holidays?

And here are a few hotties, just for fun!

Today I'm all about the eyes. So sinfully sexy, don't you think?

Don't forget to leave me your answer in the comment section in order to be entered!

Happy Holidays!

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Sam's Promise--Now Available!

Hi Ladies and Gents!
This is just a quick note to let you all know that Sam's Promise, Blackwater book 1, is now available on the Samhain website, Amazon Kindle and B & N Nook.

This Thanksgiving comes with all the fixings…and something extra hot.

Blackwater, Book 1

Sam Jennings promised his father he’d always take care of the woman who yanked him and his four brothers out of foster care. When his adoptive mom has a near-fatal heart attack, Sam knows it’s past time to live up to his word.

As he sets out to put the Blackwater Diner back on its feet, he runs into his first snag. Waitress Julie Rose’s sweet curves and long legs are driving Sam to distraction. Even his brothers aren’t immune to her kind heart. But Sam is determined to be the only man in her bed.

Julie doesn’t regret the years she lost caring for her grandmom, but now, between business classes and her job, she’s left with very little time and energy for dating. Then there’s her policy about never getting mixed up with the boss’s son. But Sam’s hard body and wicked ideas have Julie forgetting all about annoying things like rules, and she accepts his invitation to show her all she’s been missing.

Sam is more than willing to take things slow as he teaches her all about the pleasures of the flesh. Luckily for him, Julie is a darned good student…

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Product Warnings

Contains explicit language, a sexy carpenter, and extra helpings of naughty fun under the stars. Heat and increased heart rate may help burn off extra holiday calories.

Read an excerpt
 Samhain | Amazon Kindle | B & N Nook.

And now for some hotties! You know, to celebrate my new release with. *wink, wink*

Happy reading,

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Snippet Saturday--Family

The theme today is family. I'm sharing an excerpt from my upcoming release, Sam's Promise. The Jennings family is turning out to be quite fun to write. I hope you enjoy it!

Note: Sam's Promise releases on Tuesday, December 13th from Samhain Publishing.

Pre-order From ~ Amazon Kindle | B & N Nook | Samhain

“Sammy, don’t badger the girl,” his mother reprimanded.

Sam smiled, despite the gravity of the situation. “Even from a hospital bed, you’re scolding me.” After the nurse left, Sam moved next to the bed to receive his hug. As he pulled back, he grumbled, “You scared the daylights out of us.”

“I’m sorry, honey.” She patted his cheek, but her hand shook a little. “I’m going to be okay, though, you’ll see.”

“Yeah, you will be,” he confirmed. “The first step is getting you to slow down.” Sam could see the pallor in his mother’s cheeks, and there were dark circles under her eyes. Retirement was definitely on the horizon. When he looked over at Vance, he could tell his thoughts were running along the same lines.

“I’m with Sammy,” Vance said, his voice leaving no room for argument.

Wanda laughed. “How’d I raise such bossy men? Must be your father’s influence.”

“Ha!” Sam exclaimed. “We all know that when push came to shove, Dad always surrendered to your stubborn will.”

“It was my sweet smile that always had him melting.” She paused, then said, “Speaking of sweet smiles, did Julie go home?”

“No,” Vance quickly answered. “She’s in the waiting room.”

“She should be a nurse,” Sam admitted. “Didn’t lose her head one time through all this.”

“Yeah,” Vance agreed in a soft, faraway voice. “She’s something else.”

“Pretty too,” Wanda said. “Don’t you think, Sammy?”

Sam narrowed his eyes as comprehension dawned. “You wouldn’t be trying to fix me up with her, would you?”

She shrugged. “All I did was invite her to dinner. Would you rather she spend the holiday alone with a microwaveable meal instead?”

Sam rolled his eyes at his mother’s description. “A bit dramatic, don’t you think?”

“I’m only speaking the truth. She has no one, Sam.”

An image of Julie sitting in some dimly lit room, alone and sad, clouded his vision. He didn’t like it and swiftly shoved it away. “And it didn’t once enter your mind that one of us might find her sexy? That one of us might not be able to resist her pretty smiles and infectious laugh?”

“I don’t care if you did invite her with the intention of fixing one of us up with her,” Vance said with total sincerity. “I’m just glad you did.”

He glanced over at Vance and wondered at the sideways grin he sent his way. “Because she was there to help when mom had the attack?” Sam asked, even though he was damn sure that wasn’t what Vance meant.

Vance shook his head. “Because she’s a yummy addition to dinner.”

“Jesus, she’s a person, not a slice of cake.” Deep down, Sam knew Vance had it right, though. Yummy, yeah, that described her to a T. The hell if he wanted anyone else to think of Julie in that light, though.

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And now for some other fun family excerpts:
Lauren Dane
Rhian Cahill
Eliza Gayle
Selena Blake
Jody Wallace
Lissa Matthews
Mari Carr
McKenna Jeffries
Myla Jackson
Taige Crenshaw
Vivian Arend
Alison Kent
Delilah Devlin
HelenKay Dimon
Shelli Stevens
Shiloh Walker
Leah Braemel
Louisa Edwards
TJ Michaels

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Review, Interview & Giveaway!

I'm having one of those days where I feel scattered and rushed. There must be something in the air around me lately because I've felt that way for weeks now. All out of sorts. I need to get things back on track or I'm liable to go insane. LOL!

Anyway, I onto the reason for this post. Over at Book Lovers Inc. I'm giving away a copy of Pleasure Bound. Check out my interview to find out how to enter! http://www.bookloversinc.com/2011/10/interview-anne-rainey-giveaway.html

Also, there's a lovely review for Pleasure Bound over there. Lea says: Pleasure Bound is another sweet, super hot, thoroughly enjoyable Anne Rainey erotic romance.

Read the entire review here:
http://www.bookloversinc.com/2011/10/review-pleasure-bound-by-anne-rainey.html

And a reminder. Sam's Promise is now up for pre-order on Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook!

Blurb:
This Thanksgiving comes with all the fixings…and something extra hot.



Blackwater, Book 1

Sam Jennings promised his father he’d always take care of the woman who yanked him and his four brothers out of foster care. When his adoptive mom has a near-fatal heart attack, Sam knows it’s past time to live up to his word.

As he sets out to put the Blackwater Diner back on its feet, he runs into his first snag. Waitress Julie Rose’s sweet curves and long legs are driving Sam to distraction. Even his brothers aren’t immune to her kind heart. But Sam is determined to be the only man in her bed.

Julie doesn’t regret the years she lost caring for her grandmom, but now, between business classes and her job, she’s left with very little time and energy for dating. Then there’s her policy about never getting mixed up with the boss’s son. But Sam’s hard body and wicked ideas have Julie forgetting all about annoying things like rules, and she accepts his invitation to show her all she’s been missing.

Sam is more than willing to take things slow as he teaches her all about the pleasures of the flesh. Luckily for him, Julie is a darned good student…

Warning: Contains explicit language, a sexy carpenter, and extra helpings of naughty fun under the stars. Heat and increased heart rate may help burn off extra holiday calories.


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Sam's Promise--Available For Pre-order!

Hi Ladies and Gents!

This is just a quick note to let you all know that Sam's Promise, Blackwater book 1, is now available for pre-order on the Kindle. Here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/3vxaagh

This Thanksgiving comes with all the fixings…and something extra hot.

Blackwater, Book 1

Sam Jennings promised his father he’d always take care of the woman who yanked him and his four brothers out of foster care. When his adoptive mom has a near-fatal heart attack, Sam knows it’s past time to live up to his word.

As he sets out to put the Blackwater Diner back on its feet, he runs into his first snag. Waitress Julie Rose’s sweet curves and long legs are driving Sam to distraction. Even his brothers aren’t immune to her kind heart. But Sam is determined to be the only man in her bed.

Julie doesn’t regret the years she lost caring for her grandmom, but now, between business classes and her job, she’s left with very little time and energy for dating. Then there’s her policy about never getting mixed up with the boss’s son. But Sam’s hard body and wicked ideas have Julie forgetting all about annoying things like rules, and she accepts his invitation to show her all she’s been missing.

Sam is more than willing to take things slow as he teaches her all about the pleasures of the flesh. Luckily for him, Julie is a darned good student…

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Product Warnings

Contains explicit language, a sexy carpenter, and extra helpings of naughty fun under the stars. Heat and increased heart rate may help burn off extra holiday calories.

 

Read an excerpt

 

And now for some eye candy! I picked athletes. Yum!

 

 

Happy reading,

 

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Sam's Promise--Cover Unveiling!

If you're on my Facebook Fan Page then you saw this already. But I wanted to share it here too. I love it too much not to show it to everyone!

This is the gorgeous cover for my December 13th Samhain Publishing release, Sam's Promise, which is the first story in my Blackwater series. Yummy, huh?

And a quote from the hero of the story, Sam Jennings:

He shoved his hands in the front pockets of his pants to keep himself from reaching out and tugging her into his arms. “Just know that I like you in the waitress getup. I like you in the sexy-ass dress and heels too. And I really like you in the oversized sweats. The fact is, I just like you.”

Go HERE to read an excerpt!

And be sure to stop by here tomorrow for my Saturday Snippet. This time the theme is 'author's choice'. And trust me, my choice is going to be EXTRA HOT!!


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Thursday Thirteen--Hunks!

I figured it's been quite a long time since I've posted hunks so here are some brand spankin' new ones. Enjoy!

(and be sure to click the images for a larger view!)

You're welcome. *grin*

And here's a small quote from Sam's Promise, coming to Samhain Publishing December 13th. Love when those heroes go all alpha, don't you?

As he tugged her toward him once more, Julie felt him nip at her bottom lip with his teeth. “Stay with me next weekend,” he growled. “At my place.”

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A New Hunk, A Contest, & An Update!

I have several things to share with you all today. First, thanks to Mari Carr and Lauren Dane I'm now taking part in Snippet Saturday. What is Snippet Saturday? This is where a bunch of us authors post excerpts from our releases, current and upcoming, along with the links to all the other authors' blogs taking part in Snippet Saturday. There is a theme to the excerpts and each Saturday is different and fun. I'm new to this thing, but the other ladies are old hats at it. So, to kick off MY part in Snippet Saturday, I decided to have a contest! *grin* I'm way overdue for one anyway and I have a ton of author copies here to unload on some unsuspecting readers. BWAHAHA!

Here's the deal. This Saturday, Sept. 3rd, I'm going to share an excerpt with you all and I'll be giving away some print books in the process. I'll pick several winners from those who leave me a comment on Saturday. So, be sure to come by and say hi!

Also, if you look to the left you'll see that I've posted my September Hunk. Cute, huh? hehe! I had several cuties in my hunk folder and I couldn't decide which one I liked best. To help me I enlisted the crew on my Yahoo Group, Reading After Dark. There were two guys that ulimately gained several votes, but sleeping beauty there won the most votes. In order to keep Guy #2 from feeling left out, however, I've decided he should be October's Hunk. It's only fair, after all. 

Last but not least, I've updated my website. Somewhat. I still have more updates to do, but there is only so much time in a day. Anywho, for a sneak peek at my upcoming Samhain release, Sam's Promise, check out this page. Sam's Promise is the first in the Blackwater series and I'm really excited about it. Also, there is a tiny bit of info there about the second book in the series, Vance's Rules. I hope you like what you read. ;-)

A little bit of background about the Blackwater series. One day my oldest daughter came home from school talking about these boys she knows. Five brothers, all adopted. I had to wonder what sort of person would take on five boys to raise? Someone very special, no doubt. Well, the idea took root and I realized I had a rather emotional start to a series here. Thus, the Jennings brothers were created.

Sam, Vance, Brodix, Reilly and River.

All five of these guys have had their share of hard knocks. All are emotionally damaged. And all are completely loyal to Wanda, their adoptive mother. She took them in and gave them their first real taste of love. Wanda taught them what it meant to be a family. So, when she has a heart attack and they learn the family business, the Blackwater Diner, is near bankruptcy, they all step in to make things right. Along the way, though, Wanda has plans of her own. Plans that include finding the perfect match for each of her boys--and she tends to get what she wants, one way or another. :)

And before I go, I wanted to remind everyone that I've posted the prologue to my upcoming Kensington release, Pleasure Bound, on my website. You can read it here

Happy reading,


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