Tonight’s dinner. Tonkatsu bento and sashimi
Down and Dirty Tour starts TOMORROW!
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
Cole and Jae for New Year’s!
A Cole McGinnis New Year’s Short on Lissa Kasey’s blog 😀 Go on over and have a quick read! *grins*
Down and Dirty Blog Tour starts tomorrow!
Announcing the Down and Dirty Blog Tour Dec 30 to Jan 8
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
NSFW Sunday! Morning!
I’ve never actually seen this show but apparently there’s a very hearty display of masculine…um… stuff.
I should go watch Spartacus. I do like historicals. Continue reading “NSFW Sunday! Morning!”
Down and Dirty on Amazon
Down and Dirty is now up on Amazon for Pre-order!
Wooooooot!
www.amazon.com/Down-Dirty-Cole-McGinnis-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B00RI9ZE8Y
Get Down and Dirty in ONE WEEK! And an Excerpt!
Are you ready for Bobby and Ichi?
Excerpt from Down and Dirty
Breathing a sigh of relief, Jae collapsed into the Jeep’s cushioned seat and grinned mischievously over at Ichiro. “See? Told you we wouldn’t get caught.”
“You’re going to get me killed one day, Kim Jae-Min.” Ichiro’s breath was still coming hard and fast, and he wondered if his heart would ever slow down its skipping beat. “Fuck, my knee hurts like a son of a bitch. I can’t believe you jumped on me.”
“I wouldn’t have had to do that if you’d been watching the front.”
“We wouldn’t have gotten out of there if I hadn’t been there to catch you. How were you going to get from the balcony to the floor? They were through the door like rabbits.”
“True,” Jae agreed, his eyes bright with energy. “But it was fun. Does your knee really hurt?”
“Badly,” he murmured, bending it slightly to test its flexibility, then wincing as the joint protested loudly. “Yeah, okay it hurts a little bit. I probably just strained it.”
“Come to the house, then. We can put ice on it and get something for inflammation. My car’s safe at your place. I can get it later.” Jae settled back, extracting his camera from under his arm. “Besides, Cole wanted you to have dinner with us.”
“And Bobby,” Ichi grumbled. “Maybe I should have let the cops catch me.”
“Bobby isn’t bad.” Jae shrugged off Ichi’s muttering dissent. “When I needed him to check on Cole, he was there. During—when things were going bad between us. He’s a good friend to Cole. As long as you don’t go to bed with him, everything is good.”
“That bad in the sack?” Ichi teased. “And how would you know?”
“Don’t know. Don’t care,” Jae sniped back. “He’s bad for the heart. He goes through tons of … men… over the past few months. The longest I’ve seen him with someone was three weeks, and that’s because I think he was actually twins—one good and one naughty. He’s a good friend just bad for the heart, I think. Not for you.”
“Not like I’m planning to go to bed with him, Jae.” He eased the Jeep into another lane. “Yeah, nice to look at but—you don’t need to warn me off. Look, don’t touch.”
“Just don’t ever let it go beyond that or things will get very messy. I don’t need to know who Cole would choose, you or Bobby, and if things go as they always do with Bobby, Cole’s going to end up having to make that choice.”
Pre-Order Down and Dirty at Dreamspinner Press
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 makes Ichi want more.
Diana Alicia!
Thank you but oh, you shouldn’t have! *HUGS* Silly. *HUGS*
Much love. *hugs*
Tonight’s Dinner
I’m cooking pork for several things…BBQ pulled pork for a potluck tomorrow, achiote pork with tomatoes and olives for tamales on Weds and stole some of the base pork to make kalua pig.
Fast dinner. Because STOLEN PIGGIE!
Holidays. Et al.
Christmas.
I’ll be honest. I don’t celebrate it.
I don’t celebrate it for a variety of reasons. Some of them are valid excuses. Not a Christian. Don’t have kids. Owning kittens becoming cats preempts trees. Dogs thought tree was to pee on. You name it. It’s pretty much there.
Honestly, there are other deeper, more raw personal reasons I don’t celebrate Christmas. Just like I really don’t do anything for my birthday. I won’t share them. I’m not in a point in my life where I can and to be honest, I don’t know if I ever will be. Hell, eventually it might all be moot and that’s kind of what I keep hoping for. So I throw out the pat excuses as listed above.
But see the thing is, I still wish people a Joyous Christmas or Holidays because there is a joy in the season… in the family… between friends that should be celebrated and exulted.
And to each and every one of you—I say you are definitely a reason I celebrate the year and its joys.
I have friends whom I love so deeply I can’t imagine the world without them. There are readers who both quiet and loud who have sent me emails saying I’ve given them something by stringing together words a certain way. I have had people whom I’ve reached out to say to me; thank you for what you’ve given (an ear, time, space, and so on).
But most of all, I’ve had the pleasure and luxury of spending time with all of you.
For everyone who has picked up one of my books, thank you. For some, reading is a luxury, an expense they can ill-afford yet they scrape together enough to do so. I will never ever ever forget this. Regardless if the cost of a book means nothing to many — for some it’s a serious debate on lunch or a book.
I have been that person. I cannot say I will never be that person again. Life is strange. Life goes sideways at light speed and I am always cautious never to be so above myself I forget the taste of Spam or blue-box macaroni and cheese.
So when I can… I give. Because I have done without and have been given to.
See, my charities are simple. Meals for those who cannot put food on the table, books for those who need escape or entertainment and salvation for animals who need a home in a world that’s been cruel or neglectful. Those are things close to my heart. As are all of you.
This year for the Holidays, I ask for one thing from all of you… clean out your bookcases, your pantries, or even stop and grab some pet supplies at the store. Give to your library, to a nursing home, to a shelter—whether it be human or animal. But most of all, give to yourself.
Take care of who you are. Don’t forget to breathe. Don’t forget that simply the act of being here… you are here with me. And I am ever so grateful for that.
Thank you. From every single bit of my soul to yours. Thank you.
Rhys Ford 