Just Dance Kids 2014 – Review

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Up until now our Wii got most of its use from watching movies, or the teenager playing one of his games. There was only one or two games that we could all get into.

JDK2014Then we got a hold of this one…Just Dance Kids 2014.

I have to admit when I first read the back I got a little excited when I saw “Make it Shine” from Victorious on there…plus a song by Ariana Grande. I’m such a closet (or not so closet anymore) Victorious lover. It’s one of the shows I miss now that we aren’t on cable. šŸ˜€

So this week we brought out the Wii for something we all could play – and play we ALL did…even the teen!!

The girls, of course, got first run and boy did they tear it up, to several songs, including “Make it Shine”.

Then it was time for Erik and I to play.

And wouldn’t you know…we did THE HUSTLE!! Ā It was a laugh-riot getting Erik into the mix and doing The Hustle with me. Both of us were laughing by the time it was done, and were reluctant to return the remotes back over!

Then, with a little nudging and encouragement we actually got the teenager to play along. It was only for a game, but I know that he’d never admit how much fun he had.

The girls kept playing for another good hour before we settled down and got ready for bed. By the next day they were begging to play again…and we were all too happy to oblige. Ā The game is addicting, and clean fun, and everyone enjoys playing it. Ā I have a feeling the Wii will stay out of hiding for a good long while now.

As you can see, the girls LOVED it. Ā They were all too happy to lend their review once I managed to get their attention away from the game!!

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Saturday Spotlight – Playing Doctor by Jan Meredith (5 Flames – NSFW)

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Blurb:

When a fellow RN jokingly predicts that Beth Roberts will meet a tall, ripped and totally lick-o-licious stranger who will fulfill her deepest desires, it’s supposed to be from across a crowded room, not giving CPR to a wedding guest. Given her tragic love life, Beth has no desire to become involved again, but who could have predicted the ponytailed doctor with the mischievous smile would break through her defenses?

 

Dr. Gabriel North blamed himself for his wife’s death. Now, after two years of battling guilt and meaningless hookups, he’s ready to move on. When he sees the sexy brunette at his friend’s wedding, his attraction is swift and strong, and he wastes no time in pressing his advantage. One night with the woman who makes him feel alive again isn’t enough, but gaining her trust is going to take more than medical school has prepared him for.

 

Excerpt:

He worked the button at her waistband free, pulled the zipper down and drove his hand inside. His fingers slid over her sex once, twice, and then plunged deep. Her body quaked, her inner walls grasped and squeezed at his fingers, but it wasn’t enough.

ā€œMore,ā€ she moaned. ā€œI need…I’ve got to have my hands on you.ā€ Beth tugged his shirt free of his slacks, keenly aware of the thick column of his cock pressing against his fly. She plunged her hands under the soft fabric, smoothed her palms up the firm ridges of his abdomen. She pressed her hand to his chest, just over his heart, felt the gallop and pitch of it beneath muscle and bone.

For her.

She was in so much trouble and she didn’t give a flying fig. Right now, at this moment, all she cared about was this man, and that he was here, standing before her. Wanting her.

His forehead fell to hers, his breathing ragged and uneven. He pulled her hand from his cock, grasped her hips and dragged her in, grinding his erection against her upper abdomen. ā€œI’ve dreamed about you, woke up with the taste of you in my mouth.ā€

Her breath caught in her throat. ā€œI’ve dreamed about you, too. Of your mouth, your tongue on me.ā€ She shuddered against him.

ā€œGod, Beth.ā€

ā€œI came, but it wasn’t enough. It’s not enough now. I need you…inside me. Right here, right now.ā€

ā€œFucking hell!ā€

Had she not known it was lust that caused his fingers to bite into her hips, Beth would have been frightened, but she knew she was safe. By the way his eyes burned with it, the way his shoulders heaved as he fought for control, by the way his touch gentled, she knew. The hollow feeling in her chest filled to overflowing, sealed over, and healed. A new sensation crept in and tapped at her heart. Open up, it beckoned, and see what awaits.

Fabric shifted, just enough to accommodate. Beth toed off her shoes, slid her slacks and panties down to kick one leg free. Gabe fought his belt open, yanked down his zipper and shoved his slacks over his hips. His cock sprang free, heavy and full.

He bent his knees, cupped her ass in his hands and hoisted her up. ā€œHang on to me. I’m sorry. This is going to be fast,ā€ he apologized and reached between them to align the rigid length of his cock between her thighs. ā€œAh, damn, you’re so wet,ā€ he gritted, and then slid into her.

Beth buried her face against his neck, ran her tongue along the line of his jaw. His body shuddered. She wrapped around him, wound her arms around his neck, squeezed her legs around his hips and held him there. He was thick and hard and she thought she’d come from the sheer bliss of having him inside her again. He pulled back, all the way to the tip, and, when he thrust back in, the door rattled on its hinges.

They both froze.

Beth sucked in a breath. ā€œOh, God, as much as I’d love for you to do that againā€”ā€

Gabe’s forehead banged against the door. ā€œYou’d hate to get fired for getting fuckedĀ  against my office door.ā€ He turned, moved to the side and braced his back against the wall.

Beth glanced around the small room, her gaze landing on the desk. Gabe laughed, causing his cock to flex and pulling a moan from her throat.

ā€œBaby,ā€ he rasped, ā€œthere’s nothing I’d like more than to bend you over that piece of furniture and take us both to heaven, but unless it’s nailed to the floorā€¦ā€

ā€œOh, God.ā€ The image he painted, pushing over the desk, driving into her…her pussy clenched.

ā€œAh, fuck! Squeeze me like that again,ā€ he panted. ā€œJust…hold on to me.ā€ Widening his stance, Gabe grasped Beth’s hips and lifted her, angling his pelvis up as he brought her back down hard on his shaft. Then he did it again.

ā€œGabe, that’s…oh, I…just don’t stop!ā€ Each pause was punctuated with another lift and thrust.

ā€œNo way in hell. Just don’t scream when you come.ā€ And then he moved, lifting, lowering, rotating his hips to find that sweet spot that drove her wild.

It started in the soles of her feet—that sizzle of electricity signaling her orgasm. It snaked up her legs, curled around her inner thighs, and with a low keening sound, Beth buried her face in Gabe’s neck and welcomed it as it speared her clit with an orgasm that clung to every inch of Gabe as he drove into her. He was right with her, his breath a harsh hiss against her ear as he thrust deep and held her tightly against him.

The soft brush of Gabe’s lips over her sweat-dampened temple was in stark contradiction to the choppy breaths lifting his chest against hers. ā€œI’ve missed you, missed this,ā€ he whispered hoarsely.

ā€œMe, too.ā€ After a moment, when she’d caught her breath, Beth lifted her head and said, ā€œWe reallyā€¦ā€

ā€œNeed to talk,ā€ he sighed. ā€œI know.ā€

 

 

011Bio:

Jan Meredith has been a romance junkie since her teens. When she isn’t penning steamy stories about strong-willed, independent women and the sexy men who love them, she works as an Infusion Therapy nurse. She lives near Mammoth Cave, KY with her husband (and former high school sweet heart) Tommy.

You can learn more about her at her web site: http://www.janmeredithauthor.com/
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Friday Focus – Meet Author Gray Dixon

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Personal

  • Can you tell us a little about yourself?

Gray Dixon is my nom de plume for the erotica—hot, sexy stories for the adult crowd—I write. I love walks along the beach at sunset, a glass of wine over a romantic dinner and a night of love.

Okay, that sounded like something I’d write. On the serious side, I’m married to my Dear Heart for many years, have the 2.1 children according to statistics, a dog or two (depends on how I feel when I visit the pet rescue center), a couple of fish (they’re easy to take care of), a big yard with lots of fruit trees (I like organic gardening), two cars and a house (both two much to take care of when I want to write). Overall, I like a lot of different things—crafting, watching the History Channel, reality shows (not all, but some), travel, and writing. I have a few skeletons in my closet, but I’ll never tell. I’ve worked hard all my life in many interesting career paths and enjoyed all of them. Writing and getting published, however, has topped all my previous endeavors. I love creating new worlds and living in them for a brief time before moving on to the next one.

  • Do you laugh at your own jokes?Yeah, I do.
  • Have you ever found true love? Yes, I married him.
  • Do you have a saying or motto for your life and/or as a writer?Ā People’s lives change daily, be prepared.
  • What is something you never leave home without (apart from keys, phone, money, and ID)? Business Cards.
  • Where can people find you on the web? Where can they read more about your books?

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gray.dixon.50

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrayDixon

Between the Pages of Black and White… Blog: http://graydixon.blogspot.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/25504491-gray-dixon

YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQx7aa87kRVpa0XdjG4Tzw

Your Novel

  • What is your book about?

Master Marshal is the fourth book in the Masters of Tabu series. As the tagline states, a cowboy and a supermodel hook up and passion ignites. Shane Marshal inherited his family’s cattle ranch and struggles to keep it out of the red, financially. He is also a co-owner in Club Tabu which he doesn’t get to visit often because he works almost every waking hour to keep the ranch going. With the help of his friends, he turns the property into a working dude ranch, with BDSM activities for additional revenue.

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In walks Sharon Berger, aka Valentina Halston the supermodel. But, Shane doesn’t know she’s famous in the fashion world. She’s there to find rest and relaxation with a little fun to escape the paparazzi and get over her cheating ex-boyfriend.

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Therein begins the fun and naughtiness.

  • Are the names of the characters in your novel important? I strive to find the perfect names to fit the characters I have in my head. All the characters in the Masters of Tabu series came to me quickly and I never changed them.
  • How much of yourself is hidden in the characters in the book? All of them have bits and pieces of me.
  • What was your favorite part or chapter, and why? The rope scene. Sensual and really enjoyed writing it. I wanted to put one in this story after watching a few rope suspension scene at a club.

Writing

  • How many stories are swirling around in your head? Do you keep a mental list, a computer file, or a spiral notebook filled with the ideas? I’m already thinking about adding a few more to the Masters, but they might end up a new series. I keep notes and ideas in a journal I refer to often. If I’m out of the house and an idea strikes, I type it into my phone notes and transcribe when I get back to my laptop.
  • What are you working on now? I’m working on Book 5, Master Dragon. He’s a bad boy and can’t wait to delve into his character.

Fun (Crazy, odd questions just for fun)

  • Have you ever gone out in public in mis-matched shoes, or with your shirt on backward, and when you realized it just said ā€˜eh, screw it’? Many times I’ve had embarrassing moments with wardrobe malfunctions. Like, several buttons opened on a shirt, the lining to a see-thru skirt or dress up around my waist and me baring everything, or once I lost a garter and didn’t know until the stocking started inching down my thigh. Real good times.
  • Are you a neat freak? Or clutter-bound? Used to be neat freak, but as I’ve grown older and clutter bug because I’m always writing!
  • You were just given a yacht. What would you name it? Excite Me
  • If you were a Star TrekĀ® or Star WarsĀ® character, which one would you be? More Star Trek than Star Wars. I love space exploration and when growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut. The best I’ll ever do is maybe one day write about traveling in space.
  • If parents say ā€˜never take candy from strangers’ then why do we trick or treat? Great marketing years ago by the candy companies.

Quick Questions

  • Sing in the rain or dance in the streets? Sing in the rain
  • Pen or pencil? Pen, I do crossword puzzles in pen.
  • Summer or Winter? Summer, hate the cold.
  • Movies or TV? Movies
  • Theater or DVD? DVD
  • Rural or Urban? Tough one, done both and like something about each
  • Facial hair or clean shaven? Clean shaven
  • Marvel or DC? I’m not into either
  • Cowboy or Bad Boy? Oh, I have to choose?
  • Sunrise or Sunsent? Both are beautiful, but I’m a night person, not morning, so sunsets.
  • Fall leaves or Spring flowers? Spring flowers
  • Peanut butter or jelly? Peanut butter
  • Spender or Saver? Saver

 

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BLURB:

A cowboy and a supermodel ignite unbridled passion in the Texas heat.

Shane Marshal struggles to keep his family’s cattle ranch above financial flood waters. With help from friends, he turns the homestead into a BDSM retreat. He can’t keep his mind on business when a single woman from New York with legs to infinity arrives. To tamp down his lustful thoughts, he goes out of his way to give her grief, but she doesn’t flinch. He needs a new strategy.

Valentina Halston, a high fashion model, changed her name from Sharon Berger to hide her past. After finding her boyfriend in delicato with another model, she books a vacation at a dude ranch with BDSM activities in search of change. Rest and relaxation, fresh air, no phones, no paparazzi, and no cheating boyfriend sounded perfect. Instead, she finds more than she could imagine.

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Kneeling closer, he enfolded his arms around her back and drew her back against his chest. Leaning toward her mouth, he noted her eyes closing.

Shane lowered his mouth and captured those delectable parting lips. He swirled the tip of his tongue inside, discovering every tiny inch of the wet warmth. She didn’t resist and neither did she change her position. He deepened the caress causing his body to react, his erection pressing harder against his tightening jeans. He longed to restrain her, whip her, and finally take her places he could only imagine as a mind-blowing fuck.

What the hell was he thinking? How many times had he told himself he couldn’t get involved with her over the past twenty-four hours? He knew better and reined in his hyper-drive Dom to release her.

Her eyes fluttered open. ā€œWow,ā€ she gasped. ā€œYou were so—so incredible. Do all cowboys kiss that way?ā€

He chuckled. ā€œI’m not sure about other cowboys.ā€ Shane grinned and glanced over at the other couple to make sure he hadn’t disturbed them. ā€œGlad you liked it. I do pride myself in delivering my all in a kiss.ā€ He winked.

Sharon pursed her lips. ā€œThere’s no shame with you, is there?ā€

ā€œNope.ā€

ā€œAll this confidence comes from experience? How many women have you had?ā€

He cocked his head and crinkled his brow. ā€œDarlin’, I don’t kiss and tell. Now, back in position.ā€ He slid along the blanket until he positioned himself behind Sharon. He wrapped his hands around her waist. ā€œAre you comfortable?ā€

ā€œYes,ā€ she said, her voice fluttered. ā€œNot really. My knees hurt.ā€

ā€œThank you for being honest. This can’t be your first time, darlin’. Lean back on your heels and spread your knees wider.ā€

ā€œI can’tā€”ā€

Holiday Cards Are Found Art

 

Holiday cards are always a challenge for me. What to send, and remembering to send them…

This year, Minted is making at least part of the struggle so much easier. Their Holiday Gift Card selection is amazing! From the simplest of cards, to a selection of books that let you fill your friends and family on what your year was like, I can find everything I want.

I’ve spent the good part of the past 3 days searching through their options and have found some real winners.

The simplistic side of me loves this card, the Stringed Noel (also available in a vertical style).

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The simplicity of the design, coupled with one of my great photos of the kids (or rather, the girls, since the teen refuses pictures now), makes me happy.

Then again the cheeky reluctant Hoosier in me loves the “Y’all” on the Southern Accent design.

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I mean, come on. So many of my old Yankee Buffalo friends tease me about losing my New York Accent. I’m not southern, but a twang slips in and I’ve been known to “Y’all” a time or two in my life…

But the ritzy girl in me, and the writer that would love to capture a story of our year, along with several pictures of all the kids, including the elusive teen…well, I might have dreams about the Gilded Year in Review Minibook.

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The pages are so easy to edit using their personalization tools, my fingers are just itching to get a hold of my order and start. It’s more pricey, but I don’t have a tone of people to send them to, so I can make my order smaller…and have a ton of fun…Of course, this Winter Foliage minibook is more my color palette…shoot, did I say Minted.com was making this choice easier? Becuase I think it just got a lot harder…

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What do you think I should pick?

And what would you pick? Ā Why don’t you head on over to Minted’s Holiday Photo Cards page and tell me what YOU would pick!

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*Disclosure: I was provided with a Gift Card for this review. All opinions and indecision are all my own.

Hump Day Hook 53 – Santa, Maybe

SantaMaybe_MEDBack to Hump Day Hook!

Back with my (first ever) contemporary romance, which will be releasing soon.

Ivy and Alan’s first meeting after eight years didn’t go so well. Alan learned Ivy had a daughter and assumed, because of the girls dark hair, that Ivy had kept his own child from him. Ā Ivy is furious that he made this assumption, that she would keep a child from him. Ā She, and his mother, have told Alan that the child was fathered by another man, Justin. Ā The man she was sort of dating the last time Alan and Ivy saw each other. Alan has come to ‘apologize’ but doesn’t do so well:

ā€œAnd where is Justin? Why isn’t he defending himself?ā€ Alan folded his arms across his chest.

The venom faded at the mention of Justin. She backed off and turned away. Angry as she was at him, she wasn’t about to let him see the grief she still carried. ā€œHe’s gone.ā€

ā€œConvenient.ā€

She straightened her back. ā€œNo. It really isn’t.ā€

ā€œOf course it is. For him.ā€

ā€œHe’s dead, you asshole. Get out of my studio.ā€

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Don’t forget, even though I’m not hooking them any longer, my Dominion Falls Series is still happily out there. šŸ™‚

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