Saturday, February 18, 2012

And the Valentine’s chocolates & books go to …


What a great turnout for the Valentine’s hops! There were a total of 93 entries over the week, with the most-popular blog being the first dance, music exploration. Entrants were assigned a number by when they posted, and winners were chosen via Random.org.

And here are the winners:

$25 See’s Gift Card – Rhonda D.

Gift certificate for pound of See’s Candy – Karen – who didn’t leave an email address, but I’m going to try to track down via her blog!

$10 Ravenous Romance Certificate – Jessica Klang --

Congrats & thanks for all that participated and “got to know” my books a little bit. What’s coming up? I’m currently working on book 3 in The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf series, titled The Voodoo King. Release should be late spring.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Adriana Kraft Pushes the Limits with Swinging Games


Oh, thank goodness! I have guests today. All these hops have wiped me out! Ready to get swinging? Giveaway info below!

Thanks for having us as your guests today, Louisa! Readers may not know that Adriana Kraft is actually the pen name under which my husband and I write erotic romance together. We’re having the time of our lives concocting steamy stories and getting them on the page to entertain and titillate our readers.

Today we thought we’d give you a glimpse into the sexy world of the swing lifestyle through the eyes of one of our characters. Jen and Brett Andrews are the stars of our Swinging Games series at Extasy Books. I think the simplest thing will be to just turn Jen loose to tell her story uninterrupted – without further ado, here’s Jen!

Oh my, all this excitement is more than I anticipated. I’m just a normal Empty Nester, married to the man I love for over a quarter of a century ~ it’s hard to imagine what all the fuss is about. Eight books to chronicle my adventures, more on the way, and now this interview opportunity? I meet so many women just like me in the swing lifestyle it’s hard to think there’s anything remarkable about me.
It all started innocently enough. After our two adult children moved out, Brett and I naturally had more time for bedroom activities, and less chance of being interrupted, so we started renting some adult videos created just for couples, usually by women. Let me tell you, we could count on those to get our juices flowing! Before long I noticed that what turned me on most wasn’t the hot hunks or the famous “money shot” finishes – no, what I loved to watch and re-watch was slow sensuous scenes of women loving women.

That never meant I wanted to leave Brett or that I wasn’t satisfied with him – whatever happened next, I wanted him to be a part of it, to share it with me. One of the videos had something about the swing lifestyle as part of the plot. I wasn’t even sure it really existed – boy, was I ever wrong! We did a little internet research, joined a couple sites, put our profile together and started meeting people.

What can I tell you about those early days? For sure, I went from feeling crazy to feeling quite normal. In fact, in that lifestyle, Brett and I are pretty vanilla – there’s a lot of kink out there that doesn’t trip our triggers. But that’s part of what I love about it – something for everyone, and no judgment implied.
So I hope that reading about Brett’s and my adventures offers a little something to feed your fantasies, whether or not you’d ever want to check out the lifestyle. There’s just something incredibly decadent and delightful about two, three or even more tongues – lips – pairs of hands – bodies, giving and receiving pleasure. 

Our latest adventure was just released on January 15: Pushing the Limits


Here’s the blurb:

Their new Unicorn Sarah Creston may be out of town, but that doesn’t stop Jen and Brett Andrews from burning up the wires with some scorching three-way phone sex. While they’re waiting for Sarah, Ryan eagerly pursues Brett for some hot male action, followed by a house party that challenges Jen and Brett’s stereotypes. Sarah finally arrives, exhausted and drained from weeks spent helping her aging parents. Jen and Brett provide total tender care for three days—but when Jen invites Sarah to move in for the whole summer, Brett asks himself, is there a limit?

Oh, and while I’m at it, our author is having her website overhauled, so while it’s under construction, here’s her BLOG link, and a link to an EXCERPT.

Leave a comment for my author, and she’ll enter you in a drawing to win a free download of one of the books in my story!

Where to find Adriana Kraft:

FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/people/Adriana-Kraft/100001944980679
Twitter http://twitter.com/AdrianaKraft
Adriana’s Author Pages at Amazon.com and All Romance Ebooks

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

5 Vamps Worth Sinking Your Teeth Into – Vampires for Valentine’s


You might notice a huge vacuum of names from my list. Regrettably, you won’t find a sullen Cullen. I’m more of a Team Jacob, than Edward, and I haven’t been pulled into The Vampire Diaries, although I do appreciate EW’s recent threesome cover.

5) Michael, Lost Boys, Jason Patric – If you haven’t seen this classic 1987 film, it’s a must for vampire fans. To be able to run my fingers through those curls …

4) Armand, Interview with the Vampire, Antonio Banderas – That silky black hair. Traditionally, I’m not a fan of long hair on me, but I’d be more than willing to let Armand wrap those locks around my body and whisper illicit secrets in Banderas’ accent.

3) Louis, Interview with the Vampire, Brad Pitt – As an Anne Rice purist, I wasn’t pleased with the casting of Tom Cruise in the film. Pitt, though, with his pale skin, haunting eyes and troubled soul touched the heart of many viewers. With rumors of a new Lestat film in the works and the potential of Robert Downey Jr. as the lead, well, fingers crossed!  

2) Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, James Marsters – Not to be confused with James Marsden, who’s just to all-American boy to be a vampire. Not only is his snarl extra sexy, bad boy Spike changed his ways for his love of Buffy. It’s one thing to play nice because of being cursed with a soul, and quite another to make that choice. Plus, I’ve seen Marsters sing live … and if you’ve read my blogs over this hop you’d know that the crooners make me swoon.

1) Eric, True Blood, Alex Skarsgard – Sorry, but I’ve never been much of a Bill fan. At 6’5”, there’s no getting around that Skarsgard is a heck of a lot of man. If I’m going to fantasize about a paranormal creature with god-like tendencies, then Skarsgard fits that description. 

From my series, The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf, here’s how I see Lawrence.


Did I leave off anyone that you’d really like to see included? Agree with my selections? What’s your favorite trait for a vampire romance? Leave a comment and your email address to be entered into my contest for a backlist book, and See’s Gift Certificate. Grand-prize winners from this week’s hops will be drawn on Friday around 2 p.m. PST.

Don’t forget to visit the other stops on the Vampires for Valentine’s hop, which runs through Feb. 16.






Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Love is in the Air -- Valentine's Blogfest, Day 7


So much to be thankful for, on this 7th day of the Ravencraft's Romance Realm's Blogfest. Sometimes it's easy to get wrapped up in the stresses of life. Instead, how about a quick seven items to rejoice:

  • Supportive Friends -- Over the past two years, I've met some fantastic writers who work with each other. In so many businesses, people fight for domination. When it comes to the writing world, so many are willing to help others.
  • Readers -- Being able to touch others through written word. Readers who like my books.
  • Paranormal -- Sometimes it's really good simply to know that Others are as fascinated by all that we don't really know.
  • Wine -- It's the perfect cure for the self-editor and writer's block. Just remember to drink enough to lower your inhibitions, but not enough to put you to sleep. 
  • Red licorice -- I didn't say that they all had to be lofty, serious items. It's delicious. 'Nuff said.
  • Steamy Romance -- Oh, I totally enjoy reading them myself. And now that I get to buy on Kindle without a clerk snickering behind my back? It's even better. 
  • The Heater -- Yes, I live in Southern California. It's flipping freezing out there at night. Thank goodness for central heating, and my electric blanket, especially when my honey is gone. I also can use some of those supportive friends, wine and a steamy romance!

Happy Valentine's Day!

If one’s good, two’s better … then three have to be CRAZY, right? As part of my prizes, I’m giving away a daily prize of an electronic copy of one of the books from my backlist, and a few Grand Prizes:

1)    $25 See’s Candy gift certificate
2)    Certificate for a pound of See’s Candy
3)    $10 Certificate for Ravenous Romance

Oh, yes, you get your own sweets! Leave a comment with an email address so I can contact the winners. (1 winner for each prize. Daily winners also will be entered into the Grand prize.)

Don’t forget to visit the other authors on these hops, and come back tomorrow for more “firsts.”




Vampires for Valentine's




For other participants on the "With Love, Valentine's Day Blog Hop," visit the Main Event Page.