Play It Cool: Release day September 16th

Wow, this release happened fast. Seems like just yesterday I was editing this story. Play It Cool is book three in the Cold Play series. This is a romantic suspense series, all with international settings from London, England to Athens, Greece and all points in between. The heroes are all very, very bad men who've come to the realization there is only one thing worth dying for - not country, not money, not power - but the women they love.

Blurb for Play It Cool!

Ingrid is attracted to the sexy Spaniard and he’s just the man she needs for a one-night stand. He’s the perfect lover and a great antidote to forgetting her fiancé. Too bad she hasn’t told him who she really is.

Rafe is a thief and liar. He has spent his life breaking hearts and scamming the unsuspecting. Until he is caught up in a scheme that threatens his daughter, Rafe has never considered settling down. Until CIA strongman David Freeman forces him into a corner.

Just as Rafe finds love and lust with the peaceful beauty Ingrid, his world comes crashing down. He learns the hard way the woman he is falling for is the missing Rittenhauser heiress. Just the kind of woman he needs to avoid if he is to change his ways.

And just the kind of woman to despise him for his humble beginnings and illegal activities. One last job for Freeman to earn his freedom and maybe win Ingrid the old fashioned way...with sex and seduction.

22 1/2 reasons David Gandy has ruined us for all other men

Feeling the love from my favorite muse, David Gandy. I am supposed to be writing but got distracted in my David Gandy file folder.

Wanna comment? Tell the world why David has ruined you for all other men and one lucky winner will received a PRINT copy of Best Served Cold, a romantic suspense story with my own man of the world.

1)     David doesn't drive a beat-up pickup truck.

2)     David smells good. All. The. Time.

3)     You never have to buy David a tie for Christmas.

4)     No one will ever say, "And you let David out of the house looking like that?"

5)     David doesn't chew sunflower seeds.

6)     David can actually wear a Speedo.

7)     David calls back.

8)     David doesn't watch porn. He is porn.

9)     David is never late.

10) David understands the importance of a woman's shoes.

11) David doesn't wear white socks.

12) David has never peed on the side of a road.

13) When you want to watch Mad Men, David will be there with you.

14) David knows the location of Botswana.

15) Having lunch with David? He turns off his cell phone.

16) David looks good in plaid. Or nothing.

17) David knows people. (Rubes, this is Number Ten, Downing Street)

18) David doesn't get marinara sauce on his whites.

19) David doesn’t shove hankies in his back pocket.

20) David is a dog's best friend.

21) David can wear leather pants.

 22) David can changes tires. All right a half a point since your man can too.

23) David loves art.

Best Served Cold is available now in print and digital from all major retailers.

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On Thin Ice

Woot! First round revisions are done and back to my editor along with the blurb and excerpt.  Yes, release day for On Thin Ice is fast approaching.  This is Book 2 in the COLD PLAY series.

Here's the great cover designed by Dar Albert.

For those of you with a sharp eye, you'll notice the Mexican ruins of Chichen Itza are in the background. In Book 1, you'll remember that Dr. Keefe Pearson is an archaeologist and director of the Pearson Institute of Antiquities.  In this book, her PIA team finds a rare Mayan urn with glyphs that portend the end of days. Trouble starts when former boyfriend Rafe Mederios shows up wanting the urn for himself.

For Evan Jahnning, what follows is a race to find the urn, protect Keefe and make sure his betrayal doesn't completely destroy their relationship.

Wicked Desires Free Ebook through June 3rd

STARTING TOMORROW!


Ellora's Cave is generously offering a two week freebie of my eBook Wicked Desires. This is the first book in the Wicked Affairs series.


This freebie is available between May 21st through June 3rd exclusively at Ellora's Cave. Just click the link below and it's all yours.


Book Two: Wicked Temptation and Book Three: Wicked Lord are also available for purchase.


And if that's not amazing enough, my new release Best Served Cold, a romantic suspense set in Athens, Greece is available on May 23rd at EC or other retailers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.


LINK: http://www.jasminejade.com/m-676-eliza-lloyd.aspx


This link takes you to my author page, just click the ebook you are interested in.

Best Served Cold

Release day is just around the corner.


I must tell you that Best Served Cold was a labor of love. During the editing process, which were arduous, I explained to my editor that this was the transitional book for me. It was the one, that when I finished, I knew that someday I would be published. Perhaps not this book itself, but it was the first time I'd said, IT IS GOOD.


Strangely, I had this book read and critted by nearly every person I knew AND it has had the toughest editing process of all books I've done. Again, I think it was because I started with one set of skill sets and those skills evolved as I wrote the book.


Yes, this one is an emotional release.


What is better is that Best Served Cold is the first book of seven in the COLD PLAY series.The protagonists in BSC, Evan Jahnning and Dr. Keefe Pearson are the stars in three of the seven. Keefe is an archaeologist and I really want to keep on writing about her. She has been one of my favorite heroines - strong, beautiful, intelligent with a touch of attitude and a whole lot of love for the one man she shouldn't be loving.


Well, I'm looking forward to Wednesday and hearing what you all think of this book and my ability as a romantic suspense author. 

 Isn't this a great cover? The talented Dar Albert just keeps on shattering my expectations.

And some side notes, the next book in the series On Thin Ice has a cover. Check it out. Secondly, the newest m.s. in the Wicked Affairs series, tentatively titled Wicked Secrets is done! Now for some crit/edits and it will be submitted to my editor. More about this book in an upcoming post, but I will tell that I think I have done a credible job of taking an irredeemable hero and turning him into a keeper - and some super-tough subject matter for an erotica.

Best Served Cold Release Date

No news on the release date for Best Served Cold. Sorry for the delay. Publishing is full of unknowns and this is one of those events that is subject to so many variables. As soon as I know something, I'll post the release date. I've got my fingers crossed for this month. I know, I know...you've been hearing that for two months.

Winter is a great time to release a book set in Greece. You'll enjoy the great history of Athens along with the super-hot protagonists who love besting each other!

COLD PLAY coming soon

Last month, I signed a six contract deal with Ellora's Cave for my new romantic suspense series COLD PLAY. The whole series is seven books, the first BEST SERVED COLD will be out in January. And you know that with EC, the stories will be smokin' hot.

BSC features one of my favorite heroines, Dr. Keefe Pearson. She's an archaeologist. Her love interest is former CIA, working at the American Embassy in Athens, Greece. His contacts at the CIA don't want to let him go and have a knack for getting him involved in Dr. Pearson's life in ways that infuriate her.

Their story is told in three of the seven books, Best Served Cold, On Thin Ice and Deep Freeze.

Can't wait for release date!

Oh Wow! Spectacular new cover for BEST SERVED COLD

I recently mentioned the new contract with Ellora's Cave for a romantic suspense series I'm doing. The first book BEST SERVED COLD now has a cover. It is too amazing for words. The cover designer is Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs. Check her out. She does fabulous work.

I am stunned and amazed! Shocked and awed. What do you think?

Best Served Cold - A new contract with Ellora's Cave

I'm so excited to tell you that my next contract with Ellora's Cave (just signed) is going to be something brand new - a contemporary romantic suspense set in Athens, Greece. Athens is one of my favorite places in the world - the weather, the history, the Mediterranean, the baklava. I want to pack my bags and head out now.

I love the intrigue of the James Bond/Bourne series' and I've tried to write something that resembles those settings. I'm not making any comparisons so please don't laugh when you actually read it...but I have, I believe, written my strongest heroine in Dr. Keefe Pearson, a world renowned archaeologist neck deep in trouble.

Why have I titled an erotica Best Served Cold? Well, Dr. Pearson is out for revenge and, as the saying goes, it is best served cold. Keefe has waited years to take her revenge and just when everything has fallen into place, HE shows up.  HE is the stone-cold CIA man who's on her trail.

Can't wait to get this one in your hands though we haven't started editing yet. It's dear to me and I hope my fans will enjoy the switch to intrigue.  Don't worry, the next WICKED book is nearing completion.