Monday, February 10, 2014

A Writer's Naughty Thoughts on Valentine's Day with Hopping Good Prizes #Valentine'sDay #Romance


Welcome to the Valentine's Day Gift Hop as we celebrate love, sex, desire, need, and all things books! Our grand prize will be a Kindle Paperwhite and a digital new adult romance basket. Every comment on every blog in the hop will count as an entry toward either of the grand prizes.

Speaking of prizes, take a look at the picture below for all the swag Skye Warren has put together for this hop.


I'm exciting to be a part of this hop, and hope you'll have fun hopping around and reading all the entries.  So, you want to play, right?  Well each of us wants to tell you a little about the romantic moments in our books, when our two main characters have decided to step behind closed doors to do naughty things to each other. Right?  Problem is, we'd be here all day if we attempted to do that.  So, instead, I'll tell you why I write romance, then post the covers of my books and give you links to some excerpts and let you peruse as you wish.

Romance.  Love.  Happily Ever After.  They lift the spirit and make you believe anything is possible.  If tragically flawed characters are able to overcome insurmountable problems and end up living together in happy harmony at the end, there has to be hope for us poor, insignificant worker bees.  Right?  It may be fantasy, but it's also the stuff dreams are made of, and without dreams life would be miserable indeed.  So, I write romance to make you laugh, smile and cry a little, because tears make the laughter all the much sweeter.  Below are the books I currently have available for sale.



For excerpts to Mortal Illusions and Deadly Enchantment, please visit: http://www.kathrynrblake.com/booksreviews.html

For 18+ only excerpts to Arrested by Love, A Dom's Dilemma and Acting Lessons, please visit: http://www.kathrynrblake.com/spankingromance.html

Of course, I need to add to this cornucopia of gifts with my own prize.  I'm going to offer an eBook copy of one my novels (readers choice) to the reader who can tell me what they love (or hate) most about Valentine's Day  Enter a comment on my blog, and it counts as a comment toward the grand prize, too.  What more could you want for Valentine's Day?  (Rhetorical question.  Don't answer that!)

Once you're done playing here, visit some of the other authors' blogs to see what sort of trouble they're getting into this Valentine's Day.  It is a hop, after all.  Valentine's Day Gift Hop.


36 comments:

  1. I'm glad you gave us five days - lots of sites to get too. Exciting.

    I thnk Acting Lessons and Arrested by Love are my favorites.

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  2. thanks for the wonderful giveaway

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

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  3. I hate it because I'm usually always single. Yep, just broke up with my boyfriend this month so another lonely night!!

    cc_clubbs at yahoo dot com

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  4. I love Valentine's Day because the hubby and I take out special time to spend with one another know matter what we have going on! Thanks for sharing!
    amybowens34@yahoo.com

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  5. I love Valentine's Day because my hubby and I usually get a night away from the kids just us! Thanks for sharing!
    slinkydennis@yahoo.com

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  6. The thing I love the most is that it's the perfect chance to take time away from everyday stress and just have quality time together! Thanks!

    prettylittlepages@gmail.com

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  7. I don't really like Valentine's Day because of all the expectations that our society lays on couples to behave a certain way on one day of the year. And heaven forbid if your not in a relationship. I think many people get hurt on this holiday. Thanks! rameyer.nmb@gmail.com

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  8. I agree Renee, it can get old when ur repeatedly on the outside looking in. That's why I stay to myself and stick to my books.
    ilookfamous@yahoo.com

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  9. I love Valentine's Day because it's a reminder to let all the people we love know how much they mean to us. Although I have a wonderful husband who is always there to support me and give me Valentine's Day memories I think it's a day of LOVE for everyone even if they're not in a relationship. I usually bring my Dad a little bit of candy, call my sister to tell her how special she is and send cards to a couple of people who live far away. Share the Love!1

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  10. I love Valentine's day, for all its good thoughts, celebrating love isn't never wrong.
    tessa dot bamberg at kolumbus dot fi

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  11. Thanks for the great giveaways. Free is good. I like valentines day. I always get something special for my husband.

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  12. Thanks for the great giveaways. Free is good. I like valentines day. I always get something special for my husband.

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  13. I really don't care either way for Valentine's day. It is just another day. wcraig5432@yahoo.com

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  14. I hate the pressure and the expectations, someone always seems to get dissapointed :)

    dreammie_angel at yahoo dot com

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  15. Really I hate everything but the chocolate.
    leighannecrisp at yahoo dot com

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  16. Valentine's day is fun for us and the kids. :)
    writeforward at yahoo dot com

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  17. I like it! I love hearts and the kids make it so sweet.

    Mary
    mary_reiss @ hotmail.com

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  18. I love the handmade gifts from my kids.

    ncprincess96 at yahoo dot com

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  19. All the love in the air! Thanks for sharing the hop and your giveaway. Happy Valentine's Day! evamillien at gmail dot com

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  20. I like decorating the house.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

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  21. I hate Valentine's Day because its the only holiday I feel that people become extremely bitter or the complete opposite when it comes to love.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

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  22. single so it's a non-holiday for me - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  23. It's our anniversary!
    mrenn@nycap.rr.com

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  24. Hi! Happy Valentines! I honestly dont celebrate this holiday. Its just another day for me. Ill be staying in and reading. Thank you for sharing and for ​the amazing giveaway!
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. I don't get to excited about it, I show my love all year around!! bw2323bro(@)yahoo.com

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  26. We don't really celebrate, just stay at home with our kids making dinner together then cuddling while watching a movie. My kids love it, they know love can't be bought & I'm very proud they understand what love really is. I don't hate the holiday I just wish people could show their love throughout the year. You can give flowers & candy anytime & maybe it should be given to people who really need to feel loved instead of your loved ones who already should know. :) Sorry so long.
    shannonw1978@hotmail.com

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  27. On Valentine's Day I love sharing a romantic candlelight dinner with my husband. Thanks for the great giveaway!
    bhometchko(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  28. To my husband and I, Valentine's isn't a big deal. It's like a standing date we know we'll have forever :)
    youngcou@gmail.com

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  29. I love chocolate most about this day. Thanks.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

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  30. don't like that its too close to my birthday.
    indiansgirl9@aol.com

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  31. like the candy

    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  32. It's all about the chocolate.
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

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  33. I hate how it's all about the show. Everyone has to show what they get and people spend way to much money.
    sstrode at scrtc dot com

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  34. I agree with Sherry ^^^ to me ... you shouldn't need one special day in the year.. you should spread your love all year long :) jjo7796 at hotmail dot com

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  35. Thanks to all who entered. Looks like we've got mixed feelings about this special day for lovers. Some of us love it, some of us hate it. Guess that's true about a lot of things. I'll pick a winner and announce the person's name here. Thanks again for playing.

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  36. Results from the Valentine's Day Gift Hop:

    The winner of the Kindle Paperwhite was: Dovile on Harley Baker's stop, who said her favorite romantic movie was Pretty Woman

    The winner of the new adult digital gift basket was: Sue on Bookswagger's stop, who said her favorite genre was contemporary (which is awesome since the books in the basket are all contemporary!)

    My winner was: Samantha Loving, who said she didn't like Valentine's Day because it was too close to her birthday. Happy after birthday, Samantha!

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