Saturday Excerpt: Murder & Magick

Saturday's Excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian will be my story, Dark Desires of the Druids: Murder & Magick. The first in my druids series, and because of that a story close to my heart. This is from the middle of the book, the black moment. Well, one of many. I did say it was my first published story!

Saturday Excerpt

Susan Macatee over at Slip into Something Victorian...check out her excerpt!

Saturday Excerpt

The Most Unsuitable Husband by Caroline Clemmons

Available as part of her backlist, this Texas Western is part of a series currently available on Smashwords for $3.99. Look for this week's Saturday Excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian!

Reforming a rogue is easier said than done. Sarah Kincaid wants only the simple things: a home, a family, a place in the community where she can set a good example and lead a moral life. When she learns her mother's will has made her a saloon owner, she is shocked. Even more shocking is her reaction to Nate Bartholomew. Tall, dark, and unmistakably tempting, Nate is a gambler by trade--and hardly an upright citizen.

Taking in a trio of starving orphans on the run from an unsavory man is hardly the way to conduct a romance--if not a redemption--but Nate and Sarah soon learn that the only proper thing to do under the circumstances is to let love take them where it will...and get ready for a passionate adventure.

The most unsuitable husband may just be the perfect man at heart.

Saturday Excerpt

The Most Unsuitable Wife by Caroline Clemmens

Available as part of her backlist, this Texas Western is part of a series currently available on Smashwords for $3.99. Look for next week's Saturday Excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian and an excerpt from The Most Unsuitable Husband!

Wanted: One completely improper wife. Even if Drake Kincaid had placed such an advertisement in every paper in the country, he couldn't have found a better candidate than Pearl Parker, which is fine with him. After all, his parent's crazy will stipulates only that he marry by his thirtieth birthday, not that he marry well. And no one--including Drake's grandfather, the man determined to hold him to the ridiculous provision--could possibly think tall, bossy Pearl with her ragtag siblings and questionable "cousin" Belle will make a good wife. Until Drake realizes that in Pearl's startling violet eyes he sees a beautiful woman with a generous soul

Their life may not have started with hearts and flowers, but Drake and Pearl will soon learn that real love--with a breathtaking dose of passion--will overcome danger, threats, and all obstacles to make their marriage a true romance.

Saturday Excerpt

Today I'm over at Slip into Something Victorian posting an excerpt from Dark Desires of the Druids: Sex and Subterfuge. (only $10.54 in print at B&N and $4.99 in e-book form)

Saturday Excerpt

Susan Macatee will be posting an excerpt from one of her fantastic Civil War stories,

Stop by Slip into Something Victorian for a look-see!

Saturday Excerpt

Have you checked out Slip into Something Victorian for our weekly excerpt? No? What are you waiting for? Bunch of authors, different books every week, giveaways! What more do you need?

This week Denise Eagan will be posting. Check her out. She's worth it!

Saturday Excerpt

This week's excerpt over at Slip Into Something Victorian Caroline Clemmons will have an excerpt. What is it? I don't know, I've been in NYC for part of the week and checked my email on my phone. Great for deleting and keeping up but bad for remembering anything...But hey, NYC was a great time.

Saturday Excerpt

This week at Slip into Something Victorian, I'm posting an excerpt Dark Desires of the Druids: Temptations and Treachery (only $2.49). I'll also be giving away a free PDF to one rendomally selected commentator.

Lady Isadore Harrington is a well-bred English lady. She's traveled the world in search of magickal artifacts to help her people and has seen the best and worst of humanity. But she's never taken time for herself-never done just for herself. Going to Philadelphia as the magicker emissary between England and the Americas, she intends to rectify that.

Then she meets James Blackthorne. Tall, handsome, witty, commanding, he brings out feelings in her she's always wanted to experience but never has. He makes her want him, makes her forget all else but him. Virginal, but far from naive, Isadore is tempted to experience everything James has to offer. Cautious by nature, she offers her body to him and discovers all her sexual desires fulfilled.

But the magicker world is far from safe, and Isadore is threatened from many who are jealous and distrustful. Temptations abound, but treachery is never far behind.

Saturday Excerpt

Today's excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian is by Susan Macatee.

And stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway bonanza.

Saturday Excerpt

Today's excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian is by Denise Eagan

And stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway bonanza!

Saturday Excerpt

Mary Ann Weber's Civil War story, No Decorum, is this week's Saturday Excerpt over at Slip into Something Victorian.

In spite of her overwhelming passion for Randolph, Juliet can’t forget her aversion to marrying the son of another minister. This soon fades when compared with the threat of losing the love of her life. Within days, and with her father’s help, they secretly wed at the courthouse and embark on a feverish honeymoon in the parsonage and the church. Their time together is measured in hours and minutes.


While the bloody Red River Campaign rages through Arkansas and Louisiana, the Confederate and Union forces jockey in and out of position in Camden. Before the Union army can make its escape back to Little Rock, Randolph is taken prisoner by the Rebel army and marched to a notorious Confederate prison in Texas.

Separately, they endure the horrors of war. Strangers when they marry, the young couple matures apart. Will their short-lived marriage survive changes brought to them and their world by war?

Saturday Excerpt

Today it's my turn for our weekly excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian.

Saturday Excerpt

Today's excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian is by Caroline Clemmons talking about her latest release:Save Your Heart for Me

Six years ago Beth Jeffers fled her abusive husband. Now, she wants nothing
more than to protect her son Davey and help her mother operate a boarding house. The women in her family have no luck with men, and she has no intention of letting any man mar her son's life. Not even Matt Petrov, no matter how much her
heart urges otherwise.

Federal Marshall Matt Petrov fell in love with Beth the first time he saw her. She was another man’s wife, so he kept his longing to himself. But when he and the lovely widow cross paths again, he
intends to seize his chance at happiness.

And stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway bonanza.

Saturday Excerpt

Today's excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian is by Susan Macatee. Vampires, Civil War, what more is there? :)

Check it out!

And stay tuned for an upcoming giveaway bonanza.

Saturday Excerpt

This week's Saturday excerpt is by Caroline Clemmons as she talks her Civil War story, Long Way Home. Nominated for the EPPI awards, the anthology Northern Roses and Southern Belles covers a different locale and time during the war.

In a country torn asunder--from the Canadian border to Texas, from Maryland to Arkansas, from the battlefield of Antietam to the Red River Campaign--brave men and loyal women see their lives turned upside down.
Peril lurks behind every tree and near every homestead, but the hard-fought love of a man and a woman surpasses all.

Six talented writers provide stories of romance and danger centering on Union and Confederate soldiers, spies, blockade runners, renegades, and battlefield nurses during a period of corsets, hoopskirts, and gentlemen callers.

In e-book and paperback! (Also available from Amazon and B&N)

Saturday Excerpts

This week at Slip into Something Victorian, we're highlighting Susan Macatee. A lover of time travel, the American Civil War, time traveling Civil War stories, and vampires, Susan's interestes span genres.

Her excerpt this week is from the Northern Roses & Southern Belles anthology that is a finalist in the EPPIC awards. Winner to be announced the weekend of March 12.

Saturday Excerpt

Today's Scandalous Vic's excerpt is by Nicole McCaffrey. While this particular excerpt is't Victorian, it IS on audio! Always a thrill to hear that your book was chosen for a pilot program converting them into audio. Pretty cool, Nic!

The Model Man

Blurb:
Single mom and romance novelist Kelly Michaels has no time for a man in her life. But when mega-famous cover model Derek Calavicci puts the moves on her at a romance writers’ conference, she succumbs to temptation. Common sense prevails, however, and after a few passionate kisses she turns him down; she has impressionable teenagers at home, after all, she doesn’t need a one-night-stand with a much younger man, no matter how hot he is. When photos of their passionate moonlight kiss hit the tabloids, her agent has to do some fast footwork to save her reputation. Will the notorious bad boy go along with her scheme?

Derek rarely hears a woman say “no” – it’s been that way his entire life. If Kelly isn’t interested, he’s not going to push her-- even if she does melt like ice cream on a hot sidewalk every time he touches her. But when an unexpected opportunity falls into his lap by way of Kelly’s scheming agent, he jumps at the chance. Pretend he’s in love with Kelly Michaels for two weeks? No problem. After all, the lady may say she’s never going to sleep with him... but he's got two weeks to convince her otherwise.


The Romance Studio gave it 4 Hearts and said: I was entertained by every aspect of this story; the chemistry between this couple is hot. Their growing relationship kept me spellbound and I'm a sucker for a well-written older woman/younger man romance. The settings were perfect, the plot flowed so well that I didn't put the book down until the last page and was, in fact, sad when it was over.

Joyfully Reviewed said: In The Model Man all of the main characters are forced to grow, leaving you sad when the book is over because you like them so much. While Derek is a model he is never made to look too conceited. He has a great personality and is more then just eye candy. I found myself routing for Derek to win Kelly over. Kelly is a normal author, mom, and woman and has realistic issues. Her kids act their ages and cause a realistic amount of tension. Characters relate to each other naturally and never does it feel forced.

Saturday Excerpts

Check out the latest excerpt at Slip into Something Victorian. Every Saturday, the Scandalous Vics are posting an excerpt from their books, most Victorian, some not. During the week we try to tie in our research with our stories, or just post interesting tidbits of Victorian lore, so be sure to check back!

Caroline Clemmons talks her American western The Texan's Irish Bride. Neat cover, eh?

Blurb:
Cenora Rose O’Neill knows her father somehow arranged the trap for Dallas, but she agrees to wed the handsome stranger. She’d do anything to protect her family, and she wants to save herself from the bully Tom Williams. A fine settled man like Dallas will rid himself of her soon enough, but at least she and her family will be safely away from Tom Williams.

Texas rancher Dallas McClintock has no plans to wed for several years. Right now, he’s trying to establish himself as a successful horse breeder. Severely wounded rescuing Cenora from kidnappers, Dallas is taken to her family’s wagon to be tended. He is trapped into marrying Cenora, but he is not a man who goes back on his word. Ah, but what is he to do with a wife and her wild Irish family?