Join me on a whirlwind Cole McGinnis case called Dirty Minds. At every chapter… er blog stop… there WILL be a giveaway. In the spirit of teenagers everywhere, it’s going to be cold hard… gift certificates. That’s right. At every blog spot there will be a chance to win $20 USD gift certificate to the etailer of your choice. Hell, if you want it in paypal, you can get it that way. Because dudes, have you seen the price of gas?

Also! At one of these stops, you will have a chance to become a character in the next Sinners book, Sloe Ride. You too could work with a Morgan. Or have your body discovered by one. Chances are 50-50 on that, aren’t they? Enter to win. And please, accept my gratitude for being here with me on this ride. That is a sure thing. Much love and thanks.

Down and Dirty Blog Tour Dec 30 to Jan 8
Dec 30
Part One — 3Chicks after dark www.3chicksafterdark.com

Dec 31
Part Two — Boy Meets Boy Reviews http://boymeetsboyreviews.blogspot.com/

Jan 1
Part Three — Joyfully Jay http://joyfullyjay.com/

Jan 2
Part Four — LoveBytes http://lovebytesreviews.com/

Part Five — On Top Down Under http://ontopdownunderbookreviews.com/

Jan 3
Part Six — Prism Alliance http://www.prismbookalliance.com/

Jan 4
Part Seven — It’s About The Book http://itsaboutthebook.com

Part Eight — The Blogger Girls http://thebloggergirls.com/

Jan 5
Part Nine — Sinfully Sexy http://sinfullysexybooks.blogspot.com/

Jan 6
Part Ten — NDulgent Bloggers http://guiltyindulgencebookclub.blogspot.com/

Jan 7
Part Eleven — The Novel Approach http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/

Jan 8
Part Twelve — Under the Covers Blog http://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/

Down and Dirty

From the moment former LAPD detective Bobby Dawson spots Ichiro Tokugawa, he knows the man is trouble. And not just because the much younger Japanese inker is hot, complicated, and pushes every one of Bobby’s buttons. No, Ichi is trouble because he’s Cole McGinnis’s younger brother and off-limits in every possible way. And Bobby knows that even before Cole threatens to kill him for looking Ichi’s way. But despite his gut telling him Ichi is bad news, Bobby can’t stop looking… or wanting.

Ichi was never one to play by the rules. Growing up in Japan as his father’s heir, he’d been bound by every rule imaginable until he had enough and walked away from everything to become his own man. Los Angeles was supposed to be a brief pitstop before he moved on, but after connecting with his American half-brothers, it looks like a good city to call home for a while—if it weren’t for Bobby Dawson.

Bobby is definitely a love-them-and-leave-them type, a philosophy Ichi whole-heartedly agrees with. Family was as much of a relationship as Ichi was looking for, but something about the gruff and handsome Bobby Dawson that makes Ichi want more.

Much, much more.

Purchase Down and Dirty at Dreamspinner Press or Amazon

Join me on a whirlwind Cole McGinnis case called Dirty Minds. At every chapter… er blog stop… there WILL be a giveaway. In the spirit of teenagers everywhere, it’s going to be cold hard… gift certificates. That’s right. At every blog spot there will be a chance to win $20 USD gift certificate to the etailer of your choice. Hell, if you want it in paypal, you can get it that way. Because dudes, have you seen the price of gas?

Also! At one of these stops, you will have a chance to become a character in the next Sinners book, Sloe Ride. You too could work with a Morgan. Or have your body discovered by one. Chances are 50-50 on that, aren’t they? Enter to win. And please, accept my gratitude for being here with me on this ride. That is a sure thing. Much love and thanks.

Down and Dirty Blog Tour Dec 30 to Jan 8
Dec 30
Part One — 3Chicks after dark www.3chicksafterdark.com

Dec 31
Part Two — Boy Meets Boy Reviews http://boymeetsboyreviews.blogspot.com/

Jan 1
Part Three — Joyfully Jay http://joyfullyjay.com/

Jan 2
Part Four — LoveBytes  http://lovebytesreviews.com/

Part Five — On Top Down Under  http://ontopdownunderbookreviews.com/

Jan 3
Part Six — Prism Alliance  http://www.prismbookalliance.com/

Jan 4
Part Seven — It’s About The Book   http://itsaboutthebook.com

Part Eight — The Blogger Girls  http://thebloggergirls.com/

Jan 5
Part Nine — Sinfully Sexy  http://sinfullysexybooks.blogspot.com/

Jan 6
Part Ten — NDulgent Bloggers  http://guiltyindulgencebookclub.blogspot.com/

Jan 7
Part Eleven — The Novel Approach  http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/

Jan 8
Part Twelve — Under the Covers Blog  http://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/

Down and Dirty

From the moment former LAPD detective Bobby Dawson spots Ichiro Tokugawa, he knows the man is trouble. And not just because the much younger Japanese inker is hot, complicated, and pushes every one of Bobby’s buttons. No, Ichi is trouble because he’s Cole McGinnis’s younger brother and off-limits in every possible way. And Bobby knows that even before Cole threatens to kill him for looking Ichi’s way. But despite his gut telling him Ichi is bad news, Bobby can’t stop looking… or wanting.

Ichi was never one to play by the rules. Growing up in Japan as his father’s heir, he’d been bound by every rule imaginable until he had enough and walked away from everything to become his own man. Los Angeles was supposed to be a brief pitstop before he moved on, but after connecting with his American half-brothers, it looks like a good city to call home for a while—if it weren’t for Bobby Dawson.

Bobby is definitely a love-them-and-leave-them type, a philosophy Ichi whole-heartedly agrees with. Family was as much of a relationship as Ichi was looking for, but something about the gruff and handsome Bobby Dawson that makes Ichi want more.

Much, much more.

Purchase Down and Dirty at Dreamspinner Press or Amazon

I have decided to go with Rachael‘s suggestion of…

Ink and Shadows.

Rachael, you win a beta-read of The Four, Book One in the Ink and Shadows series AND to be a character in Sloe Ride, Book Four of the Sinners Series.

This theme came up a couple of times but she was the first one to lay it down.

mtsnow13 and Colette also submitted this. I do however want to acknowledge you were a part of that winning combination so if you’d like to beta-read The Four, I would love to include you.

Of course no sharing, folding or mutilation *grins*

Please email me at rhysford (at) vitaenoir (dot) com and we can work out the particulars.

It actually was a difficult decision that involved a lot of people as we discussed the choices. Close seconds were; Riders of the Storm, Harbingers, Revelations, and Veils and Ink. Veiled Threat was also in the running as were several others.

The winnowing process was huge. And took a lot longer than I thought it would be but really, THANK YOU ALL! *hugs*  I cannot ever truly thank you all enough. You make my life!

There’s a 24 hour contest here. Remember… keep it short and memorable. Enter as many times as you like. Winner is chosen on how well it fits the series and how it sounds.

Keep in mind, it has to fit a series parameters…not a title. So it’s going to be pretty much…. The ___________ Series. Or Book # of the ____________ series.

There’s a few good ones there already. Read through the comments and see if yours is already there. Have fun with it. And I will put you in a book.. Sloe Ride to be exact.

Leave your comment / suggestions on the original post.

https://rhysford.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/find-me-a-series-name/

Find Me A Series Name — CONTEST IS CLOSED! I am now debating the merits of the names! HWAITING!

Okay… I’ve been putting this off because my brain’s just been really lean. Like hella lean…

I have to come up with a name for a series. Usually it’s pretty easy. Something hits. This time… not so much. I don’t want to do something corny like The Four Horsemen. But it has to be a bit catchy.

Oh, and this is dark urban fantasy… from DSP Publications.

The focus in this book is Kismet, the human and his interactions with The Four. Primarily. Yes.

The winner will be determined by the name that tickles my fancy. I won’t make a decision until 9:30 tomorrow. I kinda have to make a decision because I’m being looked at askance by the powers that be.

What will you win? Besides my eternal gratitude, you can certainly beta The Four BUT you can also be a character in the next book in my queue, Sloe Ride.

Time starts now…. *grins* Leave your suggestion below in the comments and make sure I can get a hold of you. *grins*

Here is the blurb…. for THE FOUR

Kismet Andreas lives in fear of the shadows.

For the young tattoo artist, the shadows hold more than darkness. He is certain of his insanity because the dark holds creatures and crawling things only he can see—monsters who hunt out the weak to eat their minds and souls, leaving behind only empty husks and despair.

And if there’s one thing Kismet fears more than being hunted—it’s the madness left in its wake.

The shadowy Veil is Mal’s home. As Pestilence, he is the youngest—and most inexperienced—of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, immortal manifestations resurrected to serve—and cull—mankind. Invisible to all but the dead and insane, the Four exist between the Veil and the mortal world, bound to their nearly eternal fate. Feared by other immortals, the Horsemen live in near solitude but Mal longs to know more than Death, War and Famine.

Mal longs to be… more human. To interact with someone other than lunatics or the deceased.

When Kismet rescues Mal from a shadowy attack, Pestilence is suddenly thrust into a vicious war—where mankind is the prize, and the only one who has faith in Mal is the human the other Horsemen believe is destined to die.

 

THE CONTEST IS OVER! *SOBS*

Audiobooks!

I’m going to be honest. Actually I’m usually honest with all of you… okay except at the end of Sinner’s Gin but truthfully, I never TOLD you he was dead. I was just being SUPER honest at the end of the book.

And that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

I digress. Tangent. Etc.

Thing is, I was never actually interested in Audiobooks. I’d JUST forgiven myself for liking my Kindle and that took me YEARS to get over not having paper and ink in my hands. YEARS! Issues. Bygones.

But ah, Audiobooks. I was given a bunch of auditions for the first Cole book and I had to listen to the tone and modulation of storytellers. I wasn’t listening for the story. I KNEW the story. I was listening for the… essence of the words I’d written, of the people I created and man, let me tell you about judging. I was SO judgey. Like a judging judgey thing.

Because dudes, love him or hate him… Cole’s mine.

And so I found Greg Tremblay among the recorded pixels and said; yeah… that’s the guy. THAT is the voice.

The matter dissolved and I was lost in other things… mostly other books and other issues but then one day I got an email asking me about Korean pronunciation. I thought huh, asked a friend of mine who’s very fluent to record it for him and God, I love Bianca because she in true BiNicorn fashion went on for about ten minutes on the hows and whys of the phrase and then said it several times slowly.

https://soundcloud.com/bianca-jay-4/audio-recording-on-monday-1

She’s going to kill me for sharing that but hah! I love her.  She is so fluent. Dudes, she lived there for a long time. Sings in Korean. Writes it. Hah. She even gets mad when the hot boy takes the tongs away from her at Korean BBQ. His name, ironically enough, is Jae.

Greg dove in. Dove RIGHT into the Korean and for that, I am so fucking grateful.

Then Dirty Kiss came out and I was all…. well, shit, I need to listen to this because he did so much work and well, obligations and all of that.

I couldn’t have asked for a better narrator. Truly, Greg blew Dirty Kiss out of the water. Totally. And I was all, damn skippy. Thank you.

Tristan came next and well, I’d found my boys. Dedicated, focused and dialects! Accents!

They become a different layer on top of the experience for the reader and well, for some, they ARE the experience. I know some people who only do audio and love it.

So that’s why audiobooks.

Now, I get these codes when one of my audiobooks drops. I apparently also store them up like acorns so… how about if I throw some of them out there and we see if they take root.

GIVEAWAY!

I am giving away FOUR audio book codes to Audible. Best thing about this service is that you can have them on any device. If you’ve got an Amazon account, you log into Audible with it. I believe these work with Audible UK too but if you win and find they don’t, I shall do something about!

And due to the tremendous response… actually I don’t know if there was a tremendous response but fuck it, here goes. ONE lucky winner will receive a pair of Alpaca!

That’s right. I have alpaca. Still. Damn things breed. I swear. Like audiobook codes!

Now, please keep in mind, these codes are for ANY audiobook. Please do not feel like you have to get one of mine.  I’d love for you to get any of Greg’s or Tristan’s because they’ve done others’ books too but honestly, go wild. Find something you want to listen to.

So… how to enter?

Leave a comment below. Make sure I can find you. *grins* I’ll be drawing the winners on Tuesday November 25th!* Winners will be chosen by random.org number draws.

Good luck and excellent listening!

*Ironically, this is Bianca’s birthday.

Rochelle!

You have won the choice of ARC or Character! email me at rhysford at vitaenoir dot com

Tell me what format you want your ebook in OR name/description of the character you want to written as. Can’t promise you’ll live. This one has a high body count but… I’ll do my best.

But ah, that being said… I’ve selected TWO people to receive ARCs of Down and Dirty if they want.

They are:

Julie Bouchard

Claire McGuire

Email me and let me know if you want the ARC. Be sure to tell me what format 😀

Thank you all and really, you all rock!