Hot and Irresistible Virtual Book Tour October and November ‘09
Authors on Tour, Featured — By Dorothy Thompson on October 6, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Join Dianne Castell, author of the romance novel, Hot and Irresistible (Kensington Brava, Nov. ‘09) , as she virtually tours the blogosphere in October and November on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion!
USA Today best selling author Dianne Castell writes for Kensington Books. She also writes a monthly editor interview column for Romance Writers Report. Her books have won Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, been on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine and included in Rhapsody Book Club, Doubleday Book Club and have made the Waldenbooks Bestseller list.
The second book in her Savannah Sizzles series for the BRAVA line, Hot and Irresistible, hits the shelves Nov‘09. Dianne lives in Cincinnati with her two cats and will do just about anything to get out of housework. You can visit her website at www.diannecastell.com or email her at dianecastell@hotmail.com.
SOUTHERN COMFORT, SAVANNAH STYLE…
Bebe Fitzpatrick’s hard upbringing taught her how to take care of herself, how to tell true friends from false, and how to be a good cop. She can also sweet-talk a man like she means it…until she stumbles into the arms of a damn sexy Yankee who’s gunning for Savannah ’s favorite shady entrepreneur…
As far as Donovan McCabe is concerned, the main obstacle to his investigation is the one thing he can’t help wanting in his way. Bebe’s smart, sassy, and utterly oblivious to her own appeal. Add the fact that a Boston cop trying to arrest one of Savannah ’s best-loved citizens is about as popular as the reincarnation of General Grant. What Donovan needs is a better game plan. What he’s about to get is southern “hospitality” that’ll make his toes curl…
Her gaze met his and she braced herself for the Oh, you poor thing look but instead Donovan bent his head and kissed her. She started to protest but her lips were busy and suddenly her tongue was too and then her arms got into the act and then her insides melted into goo which had acid beat all to hell and back. This was all wrong on every level except one…Donovan McCabe felt so darn good when she was feeling crappy as hell.
How many times had Dara struck and no one had been there? But here and now on this beautiful spring morning, there was Donovan McCabe. She breathed, a sense of peace she’d never known before in her whole life filling her up like a glass long empty. She leaned into him and took one more kiss, just a little with a tiny nibble of his bottom lip to chase away the lingering chill of Dara, then Bebe stepped back. Every cell in her body…except the two rational cells still functioning in her brain… insisted she was the most stupid woman on planet earth for not staying locked in his arms.
“What was that all about?” The question was as much for her as him because she didn’t know what to think about the effect he had on her.
“You look like a woman who needed a hug and the kiss part just snuck in.” His voice was steady but there was unsure spark in his eyes that said he didn’t just go around kissing every woman who may have the need. But she didn’t need him to be nice and she wished like hell he hadn’t seen Dara. It was Bebe’s private life, the part she kept tucked away as best she could even from Brie, Priss and Charlotte . A crappy childhood did not transfer into a crappy life. “Are you playing me, McCabe? Softening me up so I’ll help you nail Cleveland ? Well, I won’t and I can handle Dara.”
“How about I look the other way and you just shoot her.”
Bebe broke into a laugh and today she didn’t think she’d be laughing about anything. “I’ll lend you my gun,” he continued, looking perfectly serious. “Or at least blast the bitch verbally. I’ve seen you in action, you’re a hellcat when riled. Why not now?”
If he hadn’t offered his gun she would have told Donovan to butt out but he did offer and he’d kissed her when she needed it and she wasn’t in the habit of needing much. A new meaning of good cop, bad cop. “A conditioned response from when I was a kid. Dara’s favorite game was to threaten to leave me in the marsh if I didn’t do what she said. Scared the hell out of me and you never did say way you’re here.” Why the hell was she telling McCabe all this? Fallout from a dynamite kiss.
“When my mother tells me to stand up straight and get a haircut I still do it.”
A gentle smile that comes from thinking of good stuff softened his face.
“Except my mom’s nothing like yours, though I do remember threats of military school.” He leaned against the side of the apartment looking as if the place belonged to him. He was that kind of guy, one who fit in anywhere, probably even military school. Bebe felt as if she fit in nowhere and she’d lived in Savannah all her life. He said, “I’m here because I didn’t want to air our problems in front of the whole station. We need to talk about how we’re going to handle Ray Cleveland.”
This was better. Arguing over work was a piece of cake, reminiscing about a screwed up childhood was a piece of shit. “I said I’m not helping you with Cleveland, McCabe and I haven’t changed my mind so there’s no need for kisses that curl my toes.” Well damn. She was on a roll till the toes part. When Donovan was around she had to learn to think before she opened her big mouth…which could lead to more kissing and then tongues. What in the almighty hell was she going to do with Donovan McCabe!
Read what her blog hosts have said about Hot and Irresistible!
“Dianne Castell does an excellent job as she merges saucy romance with mystery, in a city that is steamy and ripe with history and heat. If you’re looking for a slow ride, look elsewhere because Hot and Irresistible is anything but. With fast and fabulous characters and a setting that you can’t help but fall in love with, this is a roller coaster ride that you won’t want to get off.”
““Hot and Irresistible,” by Dianne Castell, is a fast paced combination of suspense and romance with a bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. Castell keeps the banter between her characters light and lively. I enjoyed the exchanges between Bebe Fitzpatrick and her three best girlfriends – you could feel the companionship and friendship that had been forged among the four adopted girls. And the interaction between Bebe and Donovan is filled with steamy sexual interplay from the word go. This is definitely a “big girl” novel, not for the faint of heart, cause these Savannah gals are keeping the sheets hot!”
–Sharon’s Garden of Book Reviews
“This was a quick read. With plenty of mystery and danger surrounding our main characters – and throw in some spicy love scenes and you are in for the long haul. Although I thought Bebe and Donovan’s relationship was moving along very quickly, I thought they were a very likeable couple. Their conversations were fun and witty. I liked that Ms. Castell did not overpower the story with either the action/adventure or the romance. It had a perfect balance of both which I thought made the story flow easily. This is a fast-paced story with plenty of action and flirty romance to keep you interested. If you like mysteries, and/or action-packed romances, you definitely should pick this one up.”
Dianne Castell’s HOT AND IRRESISTIBLE VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR ‘09 will officially begin on Oct. 5 and end on Nov. 27. You can visit Dianne’s blog stops at www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during the month of October and November to find out more about this great book and talented author!
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